Excellent article! My first depression episode was when I was 19 years old, my father was diagnosed with cancer and died within less than 6 months. I am 35 years old now and I have had another 3 episodes, I'm a survivor of a suicide attemp two years ago and my last episode was just this year, 2008. I have never read anything that could explain simply in a few paragraphs the nature and symptomathology od the depression illnes. People never understands me when I tell them that when I have depression I feel like I lost my brain, my intelligence, I can not even write 'cause it takes me too much to think how to spell my name or today's date. This article explained it perfectly and called it "brain fog". I could keep illustrating with my own experience how every piece of this article is just a wonderful resource of information regarding the symptoms of depression. I share openly my experience with no shame because I think I am very blessed that this illness couldn't kill me. I can't explain what I felt the moment I took my first consciouss breath and opened my eyes after taking 30+ pills to never wake up again. I thought I was never, ever, going to have another depression and not even two years later I had another one this year. I am taking medication, I am going to psychological therapy, I have to do a lot of things in order to stay healthy and free from this mythical illnes. I am a survivor and I haven't fight this battle alone; it can't be fought alone. If you relate somehow with the article or had observed someone with these symptoms, please, please, take action because this is a fatal disease. God bless us all.
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