Although there are common and shared experiences in people managing depression, we each have our own story and path that led us to the place where we finally put up our hand to say “I need some help.” It is often said treating depression can make you feel like yourself again.
To some extent that is partially true, but what if your depression has been untreated for years and even decades? What if your depression has been a slow simmer, do you even remember what feeling like yourself is actually supposed to feel like?
I let my depression/mental health simmer since my teenage years, so I am not truly sure what “me” is supposed to feel like. It took my depression reaching a boiling point and then completely boiling over before I sought help.
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