Depression

Have you ever been depressed? Have you ever felt tired of life? Have you ever felt abandoned by every body in the world?
  Depression is a mood disorder that can impact a persons daily life. Its is a mental health disorder characterized by persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in your activities. It maybe described as a feeling of sadness,loss or even heartbreak.
   When I first thought of this topic,I got so discouraged,why? Well because one can say that the topic of depression is a really cliché one. It's one that has be sung on the lips of teenagers like a nursery rhyme. It's like a thought intoxicating our heart and making it a slang used by teenagers to greet ourselves. I also got discouraged because of how broad and deep the topic depression is. Like can I do justice to this topic? Will people read this and roll their eyes, or will people just sigh and ignore this.
   Over 300 million people of all ages suffer depression and half of that percentage are teenagers people among the age range of 16-21 years.
  One of the major cause of depression amongst the others is heartbreak and betrayal. This might sound ridiculous to some people. Some might even find this silly but let me tell you this, you can die of a broken heart. There is a legitimate and specific medical condition called "taktsubo cardiomyopathy" or heart break syndrome. This is mostly common in the female species and one can therefore deduce that depression has the highest rating in the female gender.
  Now, people may ask questions like why will you let yourself get heartbroken by a guy or why will you be affected or get depressed by people talking bad about you behind your back? Every body has a weak point, everybody has that boiling point that when it's crossed, there is no going back. Betrayal and heartbreak can cause that, the problem here is that in every relationship, we put in our 100% and leave no room for doubt. We are humans,we should keep that at the front of our heads that any relationship will end eventually,so why put in your 100%. Its just like seeing a shovel,digging a hole and jumping into it. You putting you 100% in a relationship is like welcoming heartbreak of different sort.
  You should bear in mind that if you don't have a Judas as a friend or if you have never had a Judas as your friend, then you have not started living. I personally have experienced a Judas as a friend and everyday, I thank God for that opportunity because that person molded me and made me really strong.
   Like I said earlier, we are humans and like the bible said in Jeremiah 17:9 " the heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked" we can only put our 100% in God who will never break our heart or betray us. A God that will turn your tears into laughter, a God that will turn your imperfect day into a perfect day.
   Suicide is not an option. I know that ending the misery you call life seems like the best option to take but that is the devil talking to you. Depression can lead to someone thinking of taking his/her own life. Being depressed feels like carrying a heavy burden, it's like having a huge bag of flour mounted on your back to deal with alone,but let me tell you, when you feel depressed and alone, remember that you are not alone. There are millions of people going through what you are going through. Get help, seek medical attention, talk to someone. If you feel like you can't talk to someone then at least Go to God, the one who sees and hears in secret,the one that you can talk to and he will not laugh or tease you, the one who you will talk to and you will immediately feel very satisfied. Go back to God. He still loves you and will always love his children.
"Draw close to me and I will draw close to you. Resist the devil and he will flee from you"
He is ready to pick you up when you think  you are falling down. He is  ready to pull you back and hug you when you need a shoulder to cry on, he is ready to raise you from the hole you fell into.
Be vigilant and watchful, be slow to judge and quick to listen. Everybody can get depressed. Everybody can get the thought of committing suicide so be your brothers keeper,be your sister keeper. Any funny or strange behavior being portrayed by a friend or acquaintance or even an enemy should be reported as soon as possible. Save a life today.