Recovering from depression:

Depression is a very serious mental illness but it is also one of the most common of all illnesses. it begins with a gradual state. It can be mild or serious and acute. In today's society of isolation and stressful lifestyles, depression will statistically become the number one cause of death in the future. 

Recovering from depression means you can feel again. It can be difficult because people tend to become addicted to their mental illness. 

Depression took away my ability to enjoy the simple things like prom and graduation. But it did not take my life. And it never will. 

Mental illness does not discriminate. You can be an engineer graduate from Harvard or a homeless man. It doesn't matter. Both can and still will need assistance. 

Recovery means being able to feel again and smile or laugh at the little things. Recovery is a long and painful process and suicide risks go up along the way with certain medications. The process may involve one or multiple hospitalizations. It may come with a misdiagnoses, an eating disorder (resulting from a false sense of control), and other horrible things and sometimes fatal conditions. 

These all make daily life unfunctionable. While your friends may be going on with your lives, your biggest accomplishment will be getting through the day. 

Depression will most definitely hurt your pride, social and intimate relationships, and affect the balance within your family home. 

But Recovery is worth it. Every day that you are alive: living, breathing, fighting, means you are trying. Celebrate the small successes. 

Recovery is worth it.