How I Came Out Of Depression (Part 1)

A personal story of battling with a monster called depression and coming out of it. How I leveraged this feeling into a victorious opportunity.

If you are reading this...

You probably know what depression is, first hand or may know someone who is suffering from it. Depression isn't a state where you sit inside a dark room crying all day.

No, not at all! It's quite the opposite actually, you could be suffering from it and won't even know it. Let me explain what it actually is:

I am no psychologist but being a highly ambitious individual; I have faced my fair share of depression. I know first hand what it is and how this seemingly innocent sad feeling creeps up to become more dangerous than anything out there. It sucks out the life out of you and no amount of people, money or fame matter even for a bit! You lose the feeling of happiness, excitement and in some cases your basic emotions.

I had my first bout of depression at an early age (twenties) when suddenly I was bored of my routine lifestyle. Depression is a taboo and is not talked about openly at all, so I never knew what had hit me. I lost interest in friends, relationships or even career for that matter.

Why Did It Happen?

Nothing impressed me, and suddenly all my goals had a question mark in front of them.

I had fears...

I had a fear of success, and I had a fear of failure. But then again for a moment, nothing mattered and for the next everything did. This see-saw of emotions is often a symptom of depression. Achieving a happy high for a few moments and then suddenly you find yourself in the dumps again, if you have faced this, you have been a victim too.

My family though very supporting, couldn't do much as it was a mental disease and what could they do? Depression is something where you can cry for hours if someone asks you how are you doing or even smile the next minute and simply avoid the question. No one has the patience to listen to you because you may not know what triggered you in the first place. Even if you try to talk about it, if the person you are talking to is clueless, you will end up feeling more disheartened.

Sounds familiar?

I'll tell you how I got out of it.

Read On: How I Came Out Of Depression (Part 2)