I have been suffering from depression from depression for many years. It all started when I was 12 years old and my brother died. It hit me hard, being that young, and losing my only brother. He was only 22 years old and was hot and killed. I am now 28 years old and still miss him so terribly that my heart aches a lot. You never get over the death of a loved one but it does get easier over time. They say time heals all wounds and this is true. Over the years I have learned how to deal with the death of a loved one with counseling and good old medication.
My brothers death is not the only reason I suffer from depression. I have been through a lot in my 28 years of life. It is also inherited from my dads side of the family. He suffers from depression, my mom does too but that is mainly because she lost her only son 15 years ago and it still hurts her so bad. We also lost my moms little sister and my cousin, my aunts daughter, to a crazed, crack addicted, abusive boyfriend of my 17 year old cousin. That was 14 years ago and the wounds in our hearts are still there and also will be. My cousin was two days away from turning 18 when her abusive boyfriend killed her and her mother. Why did he kill them? It was all because my cousin got tired of him beating her and forcing her to smoke crack when she did not want to. As I write this I think back when this happened. I mentioned I was only 12 when my beloved big brother died and I was only 13 when my favorite aunt and cousin died. I remember the night we got the phone call from my grandmother telling us what happened. My poor dear grandmother was on the phone with my aunt when she was shot and killed. My grandmother was elderly and it almost killed her to hear her youngest get shot and die while on the phone with her.
A year later my grandfather died and 5 months after he died of lung complications, my dear grandmother died from a heart attack. Have you ever heard of someone dieing from a broken heart? I really think that what was killed my grandmother. I was very close to both my grandpa and grandma and miss them just as much as I miss my brother, aunt, and cousin. God rest all of their souls and I believe they have all been watching over my family and I.
I know I am not the only one who has lost loved ones. I am also sure that I am not the only person who lost loved ones at such a young age. However, as much as it hurts me throughout the days and years knowing I will not see them again until they meet me in Heaven, it is still an ache that will never go away but slowly get easier over time.
Here are a few articles I wrote about depression, losing loved ones, writing as a self therapy, and some poems I wrote about my brother and the way I feel when I am depressed. I hope these articles will help those who suffer from depression and losing loved ones, will help ease the pain a little bit and let you realize that you are never alone.
The Ups and Downs of DepressionJust in the Way: A poem about how I feel when I am depressed
My Hero, I Miss You So: A poem about my brother
When we Lose a Loved OneWriting as a Self TherapyFamilies Torn ApartDiagnosis and Treatment of Bi Polar Disorder: Another form of depression
Alternative Remedies for Depression: This fits with the topic of this blog post and another blog post I will be doing shortly.
That's all for today. I hope you find these articles helpful. I will write another post soon about more of my Associated Content articles. I will also be writing posts about my ehow articles once I get some on there.
P.S. My real name is Clarissa but for my Associated Content articles you will see I used a pen name. Thank you for reading this post and for checking out my articles. Have a great day!
Other blogs you might be interested in:
My highly Recommended Money Making ProgramsLiving With DepressionEntertain MeIt's A Bloggers WorldI have another new blog but I haven't posted anything on it yet. When I do I will add a link to it here. :)
