Sounds confusing right? When is depression ever comfortable? Well trust me, I have discovered over the course of many conversations with various people that it is in fact a place of comfort.
I have dealt with my own fair share of depression, my own and that of those I have loved. You yourself have dealt with it as well, admit it, we all go through it at least once in our lives. But why is it that some people seem to recover rather quickly, while others battle for the rest of their lives? They battle for their lives, or do they?
If we all took a moment and truly evaluated our lives I think we could all find that we have at least one thing to be thankful for in life. How about the fact that we have the gift of life? Sure, we’ve gone through hard times, we’ve made mistakes, but everyone does. It is essential to our existence and growth to have those experiences. But when they happen we have to remember that it was only a moment. A simple blip on the radar of our entire life. We have to learn from it and move on, not let it hold us prisoner.
Believe me, I have had upset and hurt, love and loss, and certainly mistakes that I am not proud of. But they happened, they happen to all of us in some way, shape or form. And when did they happen? At the brink of pure bliss and happiness right? You were soaring on cloud nine when a forceful, blistering wind sent you plunging to the ground. And that is where depression becomes comfortable.
Depression is safe because you know what to expect, you know the darkness will always be there for you. But happiness, happiness is terrifying because at any given moment it could be ripped away from you, no warning, no ability to stop it, just gone. But depression is always there…dark, consistent and never failing.
But you must get back up. You must carry on. Start over if you must, forgive if you must (especially yourself) but get up! Press forward because your dreams are still out there. They may be presented to you in a vision you never once saw, but open your eyes and you will see. You have so much to be thankful for, and could even have so much more, but if you are too afraid to step out of the comfort zone of your depression you will forever be shrouded in blackness.
Live! Love! Laugh! It will be ok!!
G
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