To make a friend, you have to be a friend
Depression or chemical imbalances usually are inherited from your family. I know that mine is. Ask some family members about it and you might get a shock. Start a conversation with your family and it may get you started on a whole new journey.
Some people still think depression or mental disorders a a “do not talk about it” thing. Don’t believe it these days. Approximately one fourth of the WORLD population has this problem. You are not alone. Do not think that you can just “think” it away. Hearing “just get over it” is not going to make it happen.
I have been on medication of some sort or other for what seems like forever. You also need to change that medication now and then. If it is not working for you, try another one. Sometimes if you have been on one for a long time it sort of stops helping and it is time to change.
One thing that we all need and that is sometimes hard to do is find a friend. Friends are very much needed for our mental and physical good. Friends can get you out and moving and doing things you might never do alone.
Sometimes it is just very comforting to know they are just there. Close or far away, it’s just comforting to know that they are there.
To have a friend you need to be a friend. You don’t have to sit in their pocket all the time. Just be there for them too. Some contact once in a great while let’s them know that you are thinking about them and that you are still breathing.
Sometimes finding a friend feels like climbing a mountain. I am not great at it where as one of my friends can make a friend out of everyone she meets. She can bump into someone and say sorry and come away with their name, phone number, know where they life and at least half of their life story. She is amazing to watch do it. But, it is great that she can, because, I meet a lot of new people thru her.
A friend can be anyone. A relative or someone you meet at the Walmart. Decide that you want that person in your life and work at it.
Do what helps you to get away from that depressive loop playing in your head. Start a craft that you like. It does not have to be perfect. Working at it is what makes it better.
Find an old friend or make a brand new one. Crafts and friends are two of the best things you can do for yourself. Try it.
Dance like nobody is watching and then go find a dance class or a group of people that love to dance. Join in.
If you like to draw or do woodworking, find a group that does that.
Music, exercise is an easy one, hiking, singing, photography whatever you like. Take a class or find a group.
There is someone out there that needs you, too.
Your brain is the last Frontier. Don’t be afraid of it or ashamed of it. I tell people that I have a problem with depression if they ask. You can’t believe the people that are relieved that someone is talking about it.
