What impact can depression have on your life?
“It’s made studying and working very difficult. It’s amazing how things that are normally easy become arduous on a bad day – simply reading a line of text becomes difficult.”
Ravinder
“Before becoming depressed I was feisty, ambitious and driven, whereas once I became depressed I felt hopeless, worthless and extremely lazy. I had difficulty concentrating on anything and so I was convinced I had become stupid and lazy”
Hayley
“It robbed me of being happy through my teenage years. Everything suffered including my relationships, my education, even my budding sporting career. It damaged the confidence I had in my own intelligence and emotions. For a long time it affected my hope. I was allowed time off work as suggested by my doctors and my work were ok with this. I had a manager who had experienced depression (unbeknownst to me) and was brilliant.”
Gareth
“Living with depression is a long battle. Even when you’re going through a good patch it is always there in the background. Perversely, it’s the source of most of my creativity and my ability to empathise. However, the fact that I suffer from depression has barred me from getting the job which I believe I could excel at. This very much angered me as my application was going well until I disclosed my depression.”
Jo
“I went from being a confident, competent charismatic employee to a quiet, forlorn, negative person not wanting to walk in the front door. I had to have a significant amount of time off work to recover from the effects of depression. I lost a lot of confidence and get very anxious in front of people. I find it hard to connect with anyone new or be in crowded, busy places. A very important relationship of mine broke down and I have lost an unhealthy amount of weight.”
Juliet
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