Depression is a sucking swamp, robbing you of joy even when you try to engage in activities you used to love. But the vast majority of the time, depression follows intense anxiety and learned helplessness. The trick is to weaken depression long enough to deal with the anxiety.
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Depression can become so powerful it overwhelms the anxiety and all that’s left is black despair. There are pathways out, but they take some work with energy you won’t have at the start. Just begin small: Reach out for help. Just take that first step. Reach out and ask.
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Replying to @TheBrometheus
You can be living in the same house with someone suffering from depression and not even fully know how much they are suffering. My 26 yo son has been struggling with depression since my divorce when he was 12 yo.
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Replying to @SMDick432 @TheBrometheus
He would tell me he was depressed and I would ask if he needed to go to a doctor to get treatment and he always said no. Recently he told me he needed to see a doctor for treatment.
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Replying to @SMDick432 @TheBrometheus
He opened up and told me his plan was that if he didn't feel better by the time he was 30 yo, he was going to kill himself! I see him every day and had no clue! Thank God he told me and we are in the process of getting him treatment.
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Replying to @TheBrometheus
Not yet. I have read it and will definitely recommend it. He is not at a place where he can even do that right now.
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Got it. I’ll pray for him. Keep that work rolling. Make sure you address any underlying anxiety causing the issue. Men usually become depressed when they have no purpose and feel helpless.
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Replying to @TheBrometheus
Thank you..will do! I think alot of his stems from no purpose and feeling helpless/lost. His father, though in his life after the divorce was not helpful in teaching him how to be a man and move into adulthood. I'm a good mother but suck at being a father!
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