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Sad part is, I am not sure how many of us know what depression really is or if we suffer from it. I grew up on a farm and we worked very hard all the time. Even if we got hurt or felt really sick, we worked through it no matter what, because the cows and our families relied on us to get it done. I tend to think I am just feeling sorry for myself at times and always try to remember how lucky I am compared to many others, here with Strokes or others with terrible cancers and etc.
I totally agree, Depression in itself can make people feel sicker than they should. The real question is then: How does the average person know if he or she truly has depression?? Ones state of mind can actually make depression worse, correct? The people and work environment we are all in, can even make a fair amount of difference also. In how fast one gets better, maybe?
All said and done, we have to try to be positive, for ourselves and for others! Sometimes helping others is what makes one feel better and gives purpose.
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"I tend to think I am just feeling sorry for myself at times and always try to remember how lucky I am compared to many others"
I get that! I also tell myself things could be worse when I am having negative feelings. I hate to use the term lucky (I didn't win the lottery here), maybe more fortunate than others, always somebody dealing with bigger challenges than I am. That being said. life has changed. I still get up every morning and check to see if the room is spinning before getting out of bed. My right hand is still a little off causing me to concentrate a little more on those things that I use it for. I have been playing guitar since my teens but have spent almost every day during the last 10 months relearning how to hold and grasp a pick, learning how to keep a beat with my strumming hand, finding the right string when picking, and so on. All of those things that I never had to think about in the past. The thing that keeps me going today is I am a little better than yesterday. Yesterday is a whole lot better than last January. Keep focusing on the positives and hopefully I will someday be close to 100% normal again.