A Cry For Help

Gareth is at his lowest ebb, struggling with life, can he get the help he needs before sinking without a trace?

A Cry For Help

 

The thought had occurred to him before, more and more of late: How do you become happy in life? Gareth had been down for awhile now, he was fed up feeling like this, a feeling of not being bothered by anything, or anybody for that matter.

His social life had all but vanished, the worst part was that it did not bother him that much.

It had started with his working life, the mere thought of going to work got him down.

His colleagues were nice enough, he got on well with most of them. His life was in somewhat of a rut, however, he had neither the motivation nor energy to change things. His mood had been getting lower, his thoughts becoming darker. The one question he struggled to answer himself was: What is the point in carrying on?

 

He had come to the realisation that he was suffering from some form of depression. He had suspected it deep down for some time now, it had only been after reading about a footballer who had spoken publicly of his struggles with depression that he begun to realise he had to face it. More and more people were coming out with their struggles now, it was becoming less of a taboo topic.

 

Gareth had learned through his own research that depression was an illness, one that can affect people in different ways. It is not something to be ashamed or embarrassed about, after all 1 in 10 people in the U.K suffer from a form of depression.

For Gareth, and perhaps many others like him, the thought of having to vocalise these feelings to people, especially family and friends was one of the main reasons he delayed telling anybody. It turned out to be easier than he thought.

 

The words poured out easier than he thought, getting his feelings out in the open was already making him feel slightly better. It was certainly a relief. Keeping his feelings locked up inside had been a huge mistake.

 

Gareth’s family were understandably shocked. However, they were fully supportive of him. The pride they had for him for the huge amount of courage he had shown admitting this was immeasurable.

Gareth felt a large weight had been removed from his shoulders after telling his parents. He regretted waiting this long.

Together they discussed what to do next. They spent some time researching their options. Gareth, with the support of his family, had decided to go see his Doctor, this seemed like the best starting point to help him get through this.

 

He knew whatever happened next, this would not be an easy time. There is no quick fix. It is not something that will just sort itself out.

 

 

There is help out there. All you have to do is ask.