this blog was created by me, Natalie. I will be documenting my struggles to live. I have in the past through various means and people (mental health professionals, "friends", etc.) that writing down reasons to live or reasons not to commit suicide can be beneficial.
Background:
For the past year, I have been fighting against depression. It's an issue that reoccurs in my life since I can remember as a small child. Unfortunately this time, I didn't recognize the problems I had in my life as being major symptoms of a deep and enduring depression. I didn't have a support team in place and I didn't turn to anyone about my issues. So now I have "wrecked" my life. I lost my apartment, lost my job, I am isolated socially, and although I don't have daily thoughts of suicide, I am not out of the woods yet.
Since I have had major depression before, I believe I can recover from these "insurmountable" setbacks and live the life I dream about. How I will do this will be documented in this blog. Perhaps by the summer of 2011 I can re-read about the devastation I felt and how I overcame it, feeling the subsequent pride that accomplishing goals can bring.
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