{"id":3800,"date":"2015-10-14T08:21:15","date_gmt":"2015-10-14T15:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/?p=3800"},"modified":"2020-12-20T13:54:49","modified_gmt":"2020-12-20T21:54:49","slug":"link-recovering-from-depression-heres-what-ive-learned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/2015\/10\/14\/link-recovering-from-depression-heres-what-ive-learned\/","title":{"rendered":"Link – Recovering From Depression, Here’s What I’ve Learned"},"content":{"rendered":"

“You know how all the depression blogs and ads recommend \u2018talking to someone\u2019 and \u2018reaching out\u2019. Well, that\u2019s the first thing I did. Admittedly, it took me a long time to get there. For months I suffered in silence thinking I was simply upset with life and not actually going through depression. But the more I suffered alone, the worse it got, so I decided to tell a friend about it.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what they don\u2019t tell you. Your friends, unless they\u2019ve been through depression before or they are trained psychologists, will have absolutely no clue how to react or cope with your depression. Some will simply pass it off as a temporary phase, others will think you\u2019re being overly dramatic. The friends that didn\u2019t ignore it altogether just kept telling me \u201ceverything will be okay\u201d. And when your body keeps shouting, \u201cyou will never be okay!\u201d this kind of advice isn\u2019t much help.<\/p>\n

Which brings me to one of the main reasons I decided to write this post\u2026
\nHere are a few pointers to keep in mind if a friend or loved one ever tells you they are experiencing depression:”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Go check out the pointers, but also read more about Stacy’s story.<\/p>\n

Recovering From Depression, Here’s What I’ve Learned<\/a><\/p>\n

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