Why is that? We have everything we could want, and plenty more, yet we are still extremely depressed. We have the best food in the world, yet we’re overweight. We have some of the highest paying jobs, yet we still don’t have enough money to provide.
What’s going on here?
Shouldn’t we be extremely happy in our lives? we’re in an age where if we want something, we can go out and get it. If we want to know something, we can just search online and boom, there’s our answer.
Yet, we’re depressed. Suicide is at an all time high. I’m not even sure what to say about that, honestly.
So, how can you tell if you’re depressed?
Simple… You aren’t happy.
When you are depressed, life doesn’t seem worth living. No matter how much you try to accomplish something, it just seems like it’s pointless and you’re going to get nothing done.
You find yourself wanting to sleep… All the time. It’s like getting out of bed is pointless.
You start thinking some seriously bad things… Getting into a seriously bad mindset.
Believe me, I’ve been there… and more times than I’d like to admit it.
My job had to let me go, I made some serious bad grades on my school finals and screwed up my schooling and lost my financial aid.
The CPU on my computer died, and I was about to turn in a few freelance projects, and the deadline was that day, so my account was banned.
My parents told me I had to leave the house, and I had nowhere to go except my girlfriend’s… Who conveniently decided that she wanted to break up with me for some random guy that she had just met… that day.
I had nowhere to stay except my van… until it broke down and the exhaust managed to find its way into the van, making it where if I stayed in there, I would get carbon monoxide poisoning.
Literally, all of these things happened in one week.
I got extremely depressed. I started thinking of just ending it… You know what I mean… Then…
A good friend helped me out by saying, “Don’t use a long term match for a short term candle.”
He was right. This was just a random coincidental stunt in my life, and I was going to have to push through it.
So, I did.
Now, I have fixed my van, I have a new job that pays great, and I’m doing freelance work for some amazing clients, who are both fun to work with and generous. I also run my own successful business. I’ve made peace with my parents and have moved on and even have found new girls that I’m interested in.
Remember… No matter how bad it gets, there IS a light at the end of the tunnel… But you’ve got to make it for yourself. If you’re clinically depressed, go see a doctor and get some help.
Depression is an illness that nobody should have to live with.
A huge part of Matt McCullar’s depression was due to his anxiety disorder. Once he understood the psychology of panic attacks, he was able to concentrate on how to stop panic attacks from destroying his life anymore.
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