Hi everyone
My name is Max, I`ve been struggling with depression for a few years now having many huge ups and downs. To study philosophy, self development and emotional growth has become one of my biggest passions on my journey to becoming a fully feeling human being.
Sometimes I go through pretty lonely patches and feel a deep need to connect with somebody non shaming, non blaming, which I can`t find in my social environment at the moment. I also would really be happy to help someone else, or share and discuss experiences and ideas with like-minded people.
Hope you all have a good day!
Cheers Max
@InfiniteRoots
Hi Max, Thank you for sharing your feeling here 🙂
Depression can present itself in many different faces, and can make you feel very lost and lonely, people often feel like they are alone, but let me tell you, you being here in this community sharing your experience with others,reaching out and wanting to make a difference to your life, just shows us how incredibly strong you really are. I think the society in which we live in today brings upon a tremendous amount of pressure and expectations upon ourselves, and sometimes the stressors in which we feel can escalate and interfere with our coping mechanisms.
People who suffer with the invisible illness called depression can often find it very difficult to express their feelings and emotions, the fear of opening up and being judged by other people can often add even more pressure on us because we think we are a burden, we are not, it's good to open up and speak to different people, we gain a different perspective and learn new coping strategies in order to continue our journey in life.
Thank for being here Max, I feel other members here are going to benefit from your positivity.
Best wishes mate
@professionalPerspective60
Thank`s for the warm welcome! Many things you said resonate with my experiences. Expressing my true feelings comes really hard to me, and often times when I`m finally ready to talk truth (which puts me in a very vulnerable place) it ends in rejection because people get hurt and act out or they seem to be unable to accept the way I see the world.
Looking at it from a distance I realized this is also part of my negative spiral and the people in my world are just as hurt, fragile and somewhat dysfuntional as I am.
Thanks again for the kind words, much appreciated!
