Living with Depression: A friend's story

03-23-22 | Eurydice

I initially planned to post this blog earlier, but I was invited to play Mobile Legends by some of my friends/classmates. I can't say no since we have a school tournament coming up soon, and we need to practice. Sadly, I'm still undecided about which hero to use to match the heroes of my squad.

Anyways, back to the main purpose of this blog. I'll be sharing with you the story of my close friend who suffered from depression. I just wanted everyone to know that depression is real and we need to be educated about it.

Living with Depression: My Friend's Story

This particular friend of mine has been my friend since kindergarten. We spent a lot of time together, especially in primary school. She became my confidante, protector, and friend. Many of my classmates disliked me while we were in elementary because I was the class president. Given that I'm in the higest position, I make certain that everything is in order. One of my classmates once challenged me to a "dumog."

Since I am not into fights and I am a coward as well, I refused the challenge. But this friend of mine accepted the challenge in behalf of me. That was the first time where I felt that someone is ready to fight for me.

Our friendship grew stronger from that point forward. She's the type of person who can deal with a wide range of personalities. She's well-organized, especially when it comes to her belongings. She is a family-oriented person. She has only wished to aid her family in the future since then. However, there is one thing that practically everyone despises. She's strict and prim and a little bit bossy.

We drifted apart when we were in secondary level because I made new acquaintances and she did as well. We do, however, maintain a bond with one another. One sad event which change her whole personality was when she had a motocycleaccident. She suffered numerous injuries and lost both of her front teeth. Starting from that accident, she became shy and less confident.

She didn't even want to show her face to us because she's ashamed of the bruises brought by the incident. She rarely go outside from their house and became an introvert.

Fast forward to when we were in college and chose to rent a boarding house in the city near our school. She applied for a part-time job since she needed to make some money. She went to class in the mornings and worked in the evenings. I noticed something odd about her every time she came in from work at our boarding house. She became impatient and impulsive. She has a habit of slamming the door shut with such force that it wakes me up. I simply ignored it because I needed to understand her. It's never been easy to study and work at the same time.

Everything was OK until a certain occurrence occurred that caused her sadness. In one of our classes, we have an activity. She was their group's leader. Her group mates dislike her because of her domineering demeanor. In fact, the bulk of our classmates have expressed their dislike for her. They even started an open forum, with her as the focal point. Except for me and three other classmates, no one wants to be by her side. She felt awful about herself after that incident.

She became less active in school after it. She even requested our School Dean to alter her class schedule so that she could avoid my classmates. She began to feel like an outcast in our section. She had the impression that no one liked her and that the world was conspiring against her pleasure.

Her condition deteriorated throughout the years. She always have a hopeless look, she easily lost interest over things, she also experienced sleep problems and anxiety. There were also occasions when I discovered her drawing disturbing images like suicide, murder, and even devils. Fortunately, her parents decided to take her to a specialist, where it was verified that she was depressed.

As a friend, I can't afford to see her like that. For me to extend just a little help, I searched in the internet of what are the things to do in dealing with a person having a depression. I found out that we should not let them feel sad about themselves.We don't need to say anything at all. They will feel appreciated and cherished simply by our presence and genuineness.

For the time being, she's still on medication, but I'm delighted to say that her health is improving. She gradually reverted to the person she had been. Thanks to her family, relatives and friends who became her inspiration to move forward and face the future.

We must always remember that there's no cure for depression, but there are lots of effective treatments. People can recover from depression and live long and healthy lives.

How about you? Have you experience or met someone suffering from depression? What did you do to deal with it?

Thanks for passing by. Take care.

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