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Depression affects all walks of lifeMar 07 '00 (Updated Mar 10 '00) Write an essay on this topic.Depression affects different people different. The average notion of depression is an individual curled up in a ball staring at the walls is only ONE example of how depression affects someone. I went back to my regular life (going to graduate school, working full-time, coaching soccer, cooking, etc) shortly after my first child. "This is cake" I thought to myself. Parenting couldn't be easier. Twelve months later I got pregnant with #2. After I had her, my life resumed but this time with several changes. Coaching ended, and work became part time. But all in all I was still "good to go". "Ok this is starting to get to be some work" I thought but parenting still "aint that hard". And off to graduate classes I went. 7 months later I found out I was pregnant with my 3rd child. She was due the week I was to give my final dissertation & GRADUATE. All I could think of was "this stinks" I am this close to graduating & I AM going to graduate. First thing I did was talk to my professors so they would understand. So I am ok right? wrong---- I had my daughter last August, Last April I stopped everything. That's right no work, no doctorate (NOTHING). I was OK for awhile, but now as I approach 1 year of NOTHINGNESS. I realized I was not ok. I was highly depressed. Sometimes I did not shower, eat, clean, anything. I just sat there. So what does my background have to do with anything? Well for some reason I believed that since I held a Master's degree I could not possibly have depression. I mean I was taking courses on the subject for heaven's sake. Some how I believed the degree would shield me from depression, that somehow depression was for the less educated???? In addition, I believed that my work experience would also assist in shielding me from depression. Afterall I was a counselor. I was the one giving the advice. I was the one listening to the problems, I was the one helping not in need of help. The helper is always the helper right? But who helps the helper? It took me a long time to realize that depression affects all walks of life. NOTHING shields you from it. You need to learn about yourself, and about depression. I learned that it just seems that there has to be something to keep my brain working. I love and am happy learning. Ok so about 1 week ago I stumble onto this site that allows you to create a business web page FREE. I begin creating one. Learning about web page creating. I start learning new terms. I am working my gray matter. It seems the depression is repressed when I am doing this. Then the big helper came>- Then I find a club for Stay At Home Parents. So I join a club & share. (There is even a site on Yahoo clubs (The Mommy Network) for depression in mothers. Soon I learn there are others like me. There are so many other out there. So many who love to share. Who love to help, who love to give advice, ideas, and just plain be there. There is strengths in numbers. There is also alot of comfort:) I learned that there is no typical stereotype for a depressed person. I have met all types of woman that are affected. Your background has nothing to do with it. Discover yourself.  |
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