I dealt with depression for 5 years before I got help, and 6 years before I was able to cope with it on a healthy level.Depression was something that someone else had but not me.
Depression was never going to affect this family. I always had to push my problems aside, because that’s what people do to succeed and get somewhere in life.
Success in life comes first. You go to high school and graduate with a 4.0 (there’s no reason not to), go to college and graduate with a 4.0 (there’s no reason not to), have a great career, have a big family and live happily ever after.I was also taught that depression was for those who wore only black and hated the world.
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