I have had too many people around me descend into depression, some I could help, some I could not, some were more severe than others..
I know that saying it is simpler than the action of getting through such a feeling, but I just want to try and make a motivational post to help people who are feeling this way that there will ALWAYS be someone who cares about you.
A lot of the ones who were depressed and self harmed, they didn't believe I cared about them truly till I proved it by helping them solve their issues to the best of my ability and when I couldn't be available on a certain day I would ALWAYS call them to ask how they were doing, so they learned that I cared about them a lot.
Sadly, there was someone who had taken their life but it was not someone I was close with, I just wish I had managed to get to them before they made the decision.
This happened years ago but you can't help all of them on your own.
If any of you believe no-one cares about you and you are considering any actions that would put you in harms way, don't do it, there are always people who care about you, even if you grew up with a unloving family and you don't have many or any friends, a stranger will care, I would care if I saw you trying.
I know that this post is something very different from my usual ones, it isn't because of any recent feelings of my own, just a few memories had been brought up and made me remember a certain person, I felt obligated to mention such a subject, we shouldn't be having stigma against people who go through depression, we should support them, prove to them that they can openly come out and ask for support, not come out and expect more hate.
The problem is that people who are depressed believe they have to deal with it all on their own and that if they ever mention it to anyone then it will be blown off as not as important as it is or it will be considered a pain to others to deal with or they will worry the ones around them, so they build this big wall and refuse to tell others about it.
It is only when they build the courage to tell someone they trust about it that they can work on getting better, you have to try and break the wall down from the outside, not just from the inside, don't let them be the ones trying to tell you all the time, you have to talk to them about it to get that wall down.
Why am I so passionate on the subject?
Because I have had
7 female friends and 5 male friends who were self harming and I managed to help them
I USED to have a friend who took their life
I knew someone who took their life but I was not friends with that one
My sibling used to self harm and I helped get them out of that as well
And you know what they always told me? They didn't want to tell schools because the staff would not be supportive and also would immediately report it to the parents and then they would have to deal with more stress at home every day.
I know people will have mixed feelings on the subject, some will not like talking about it, some people like to sweep it under the rug because it isn't happening to them and they don't like facing reality, but the reality is that there are people out there who do self harm and do consider ending it all but you know what could stop them doing that? Having someone who cares about them and talks to them about their troubles.
I sincerely hope that there has been a learning in this post and that people will begin to appreciate themselves more and also support those who are depressed instead of acting like it does not exist.
I also know that is I make a post that is super long on this then people will not read it all, that is why I often make my Mytakes not the maximum limit.
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