Depression isn’t sadness
Just because I’m depressed, doesn’t mean I have to be sad. I read this comment the other day from an article my husband showed me, and it got me thinking. Yes, this is true. There are times throughout my journey with mental illness where I have been very sad, but to be honest, sadness has not been a major contributing factor. I know that most of the time, I have no logical reason to be down. I have a loving, amazing family, I have no real trauma to deal with, and yet I fall to the ground, and sit in the middle of the room to cry. I can be so depressed I will cry to God, begging Him to take my life, but at the same time, can join in a song of worship, and mean every word. I can be angry at God and love Him both at the same time. I can be grateful, blessed, thankful, hurt, miserable and depressed all at the same time. Depression impacts on my life so much more than just my mood. It affects every part of my life. My emotions, my mood, my thoughts, my feelings, my behaviors, an