Depression Can Happen

Good afternoon, Have you ever had a dream that you really wanted to accomplish in your life?  Has that dream come and gone?  Did that dream move past you and you could not catch it?  Well if that is you, have you let the thoughts of losing that dream over run you?  I have, I wanted to be a pilot when I was a kid- However I was afraid to fly (go figure).  But I also put limitations on myself as well, telling myself that I was not smart enough to become a pilot because of the intense courses that each individual has to take.  I would get down and think that I will never amount to anything, but maybe that was not the plan that is set forth for me.  Maybe there is a bigger and better plan out there waiting on me to have that dream. Those thoughts of not being good enough may be silly and I know that they are not true, but one can't help but sometimes think that way when something falls through.  I know that many times we see ourselves in a certain light and it is tough to change t

Hope is a funny and fickle word.  It can be used in many different ways- "oh I hope my team wins this weekend", "I hope my car starts", " I hope my grand mother feels better"... All and all hope is word that we use on a daily basis but may not give the meaning of it much thought.  If we look at the word HOPE we see that it is comprised for four letters- four simple letters, but the real meaning behind the word can drive a person to overcome anything that they are facing in their life.  One must believe in themselves enough to take advantage of HOPE.  I know from my own experience that HOPE can help drive out anxiety and depression.  HOPE can save a life, HOPE can bring joy, HOPE can bring light into darkness.  It is with HOPE that we find our strength, our strength to overcome the barriers that we have placed in our lives.  I know that many times when we are faced with our own demons that HOPE may seem non existent, but it is always there.  I am going to

Good morning all, I hope that this message finds you well, I just wanted to reach out to all of you today to see how you are getting along on your journey with anxiety and depression.  I know that there are struggles from day to day, but I was curious to see if you had taken any steps to help reduce the symptoms any?  I know that this is a lot easier typed out than it is to put it in practice, but as a community with a common theme, I am hoping that we can come up with some strategies to help alleviate the overwhelming feeling we get.  For those of you who don't know, I have been battling depression and anxiety my whole life and it was not until recently that I took the step to seek help, because I finally realized that I could not do it on my own.  Now a lot of times we hear, "oh I am going to speak to someone" and then we never follow through.  Today I wanted to encourage you to speak to someone who you trust that can sympathize with you.  I have found it helpful to h

Hello world!!!!!  Well at least today I have the ability to at least feel somewhat happy.  I mean why would I not be happy, I woke up...  I have a beautiful family who loves me unconditionally and I am generally a happy person.  So now you must be wondering why I am writing this down for what could potentially reach the world.  Well that answer is simple, sometimes depression happens.  I work in a field that is very demanding, as a matter of fact I manage other people's healthcare, but sometimes it is tough to manage my own emotions let alone 200 different people's.  Such is life though, we all have to put up a false front a lot of times to just make it through the day.  However at the darkest times of my own self loathing (depression), I found that there was always a way out.  I know that for ages people say the same old thing of "oh there is a light at the end of the tunnel"...  Do you know how many times I have heard that, or a personal favorite of mine is the &qu