No one should face depression alone. Up until the back end of 2018, I faced and still am facing depression. I completely broke down and shut myself off from everyone. Family and friends. If it wasn’t for me having the people around me supporting me, attending appointments, being there when I needed a shoulder to cry on, I very much doubt I would have gotten onto the right path to get help. Not everyone is lucky to have the private health care I have to help me through the worst struggle I’ve ever had to face. Mental health is so important to understand, it comes in alsorts of forms and signs. No motivation like they did before, enthusiasm leaves you, not going out, panicking and freezing, quiet, short term memory, weight loss or weight gain, insomnia, deep and dark unusual thoughts. I’ve faced it all. I was approached by someone who used to worked in the company I work and they got me into fitness, it made me feel good, motivated, refreshed. I started making friends, I laughed, smiled, participated, it was a complete breath of fresh air. This is now my journey going forward, taking care of myself, for once. Now it’s time to start fighting for the life I want to have and gain back control, it’s time to start giving back to those who gave to me.