Dear Readers
I decided to start this blog in hope that one voice, my voice would eco and make people all across realize that “YOU” are not alone. Alone in your suffering. Alone in your battles with depression, sadness, grief, and your feeling of helplessness…You are not alone and i can only hope that you would realize that there is a place for you in this world, and the fact that you still alive and your heart is still beating, you have a purpose that still needs completion.
For the past 5 years I have been suffering from Clinical depression. Even though its been a very tough journey, the fact that I am still alive and still fighting for my life each day, made me realize many of you are to. What does she know. This 24 year old girl all the way from south Africa? Well, after facing countless suicidal attempts (obviously unsuccessful), being rehabilitated by more than several clinics, after 3 psychiatrists, 4 psychologists, i believe i have the right to facilitate a space like this one. A space offering freedom, expression, information, and safety.
I know the battles you have faced have caused you much frustration, especially because of the scarce resources of help out there. However, if you reading this, congratulations, YOU ARE STILL ALIVE! And even though you and I have not seen the last of our darkest days, i believe that together we can all take comfort in a blog like this, and perhaps even a small amount of hope, and light can be shed upon us. It is never a easy journey but its possible, you are full of possibility’s.
So. THE FIRST STEP i decided to take is to create this blog. If i can at least help or offer some comfort to at least one person, my first mission is completed. Thus i have decided to become completely vulnerable, honest, and open throughout this journey. I will bear my soul to you in hope that you can relate and find common ground for some of the things that are still to come along.
I ask. please be honest with yourself. Accept your struggles, your disease if you have been subjected to depression or bipolar or addiction, and join me on this mysterious journey that lies before us.There is something very powerful in suffering. Its as though a invisible force binds us all. A type of suffering that many cannot begin to understand. Surrounded by darkness, we participate in this game called “LIFE”. And when all the city’s lights go off, and all the innocent children are asleep, our minds attack us, our demons have awaken and start to creep upon us. We are the ones paralyzed inside. Crippled by our experiences and struggles. Just surviving. Fighting. Hoping that we are here tomorrow. BUT we ARE STILL standing. Fighting our pains. Turning OUR WOUNDS INTO WISDOM. Turning our pains into courage. Protesting loudly, or silently within, that our very scars that now define us, don’t make us the victims we started to believe we are. Rather, victors…who can overcome our battles, in this scary life. We can indeed turn our WOUNDS and scars into WISDOM.
IMPORTANT NOTE: i have now expanded my blog to those suffering not only from depression and mental illnesses but as well for those suffering other traumas; bullying, relationship difficulties, unemployment, self-love issues, weight issues, success and business issues, family issues, those facing many uncertainties in their life as well as those feeling lost in their lives. There is hope for us all.
I decided to start this blog in hope that one voice, my voice would eco and make people all across realize that “YOU” are not alone. Alone in your suffering. Alone in your battles with depression, sadness, grief, and your feeling of helplessness…You are not alone and i can only hope that you would realize that there is a place for you in this world, and the fact that you still alive and your heart is still beating, you have a purpose that still needs completion.
For the past 5 years I have been suffering from Clinical depression. Even though its been a very tough journey, the fact that I am still alive and still fighting for my life each day, made me realize many of you are to. What does she know. This 24 year old girl all the way from south Africa? Well, after facing countless suicidal attempts (obviously unsuccessful), being rehabilitated by more than several clinics, after 3 psychiatrists, 4 psychologists, i believe i have the right to facilitate a space like this one. A space offering freedom, expression, information, and safety.
I know the battles you have faced have caused you much frustration, especially because of the scarce resources of help out there. However, if you reading this, congratulations, YOU ARE STILL ALIVE! And even though you and I have not seen the last of our darkest days, i believe that together we can all take comfort in a blog like this, and perhaps even a small amount of hope, and light can be shed upon us. It is never a easy journey but its possible, you are full of possibility’s.
So. THE FIRST STEP i decided to take is to create this blog. If i can at least help or offer some comfort to at least one person, my first mission is completed. Thus i have decided to become completely vulnerable, honest, and open throughout this journey. I will bear my soul to you in hope that you can relate and find common ground for some of the things that are still to come along.
I ask. please be honest with yourself. Accept your struggles, your disease if you have been subjected to depression or bipolar or addiction, and join me on this mysterious journey that lies before us.There is something very powerful in suffering. Its as though a invisible force binds us all. A type of suffering that many cannot begin to understand. Surrounded by darkness, we participate in this game called “LIFE”. And when all the city’s lights go off, and all the innocent children are asleep, our minds attack us, our demons have awaken and start to creep upon us. We are the ones paralyzed inside. Crippled by our experiences and struggles. Just surviving. Fighting. Hoping that we are here tomorrow. BUT we ARE STILL standing. Fighting our pains. Turning OUR WOUNDS INTO WISDOM. Turning our pains into courage. Protesting loudly, or silently within, that our very scars that now define us, don’t make us the victims we started to believe we are. Rather, victors…who can overcome our battles, in this scary life. We can indeed turn our WOUNDS and scars into WISDOM.
IMPORTANT NOTE: i have now expanded my blog to those suffering not only from depression and mental illnesses but as well for those suffering other traumas; bullying, relationship difficulties, unemployment, self-love issues, weight issues, success and business issues, family issues, those facing many uncertainties in their life as well as those feeling lost in their lives. There is hope for us all.