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Old Dec 21, 2014, 06:53 AM
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No, you have depression, as you said. And depression works like that.
I was 17 when I got paralyzed because of a car accident. Despite the resulting disability and many subsequent health problems and surgeries I never got depressed at that time. Even though I was a working class individual in a wheelchair I got a degree and a professional certificate and got a job. I had great family and friends support. Then at certain point I move to the U.S. to learn English and to volunteer. I was living alone. I got a job first at an NGO. Then at an university and finally I worked for an international organization. I travelled a lot and met with high governmental officers. I got a master degree. Taking into account that I come from a poor neighborhood of a third world country I was considered an achiever and a good example. Then I got under depression. And I lost my joy, my motivation, my desire.
And nothing was important anymore.
Depression is a mental health condition that could reach everyone, the rich, the poor, the beautiful, the ugly, the tall, the short, etc.
It took a long time for me to find appropriate help. But it is possible. Now I have hope. Some days are better than others. I learn from others here. A lot.
I am sure you will find your own way.
I am sending you a hug.
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Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out. Vaclav Havel

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