"You are too young to be this depressed"- this is a line that many of us have heard while talking about the way we feel on our darkest of days.
There are days where you hit a real low and getting through it gets difficult. And thinking all the taboos attached to depression and anxiety, many of us, we hesitate to take the right step of approaching the right doctor.
Making some legit points on everyone who goes through these issues and how difficult days of depression are, Dangal and Secret Superstar actor Zaira Wasim took to her social media accounts to write a lengthy post on depression.
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Writing about her battle with depression, Zaira mentioned suicidal thoughts, starving, the daily dosage of medicines and restlessness-that's how her days looked like.
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In her note, Zaira shared on social media, she wrote,?
"I'm writing this to (finally) admit and confess that I, for a very long time have been suffering from severe anxiety and depression.
It¡¯s almost been 4 years and I¡¯ve always been embarrassed and scared to admit it not only because of the stigma that goes around with the word DEPRESSION with it but most importantly because of always being told that *You¡¯re too young to be depressed* or *It¡¯s just a phase* Perhaps it could¡¯ve been *JUST A PHASE* but this awful phase has put me in situations I never wished or chose to be in.
Popping 5 antidepressants everyday, anxiety attacks, being rushed to the hospital in the middle of the night, feeling empty, restless, anxious, hallucinations, having sore limbs from sleeping too much to not being able to sleep for weeks, from overeating to starving myself, unexplained fatigue, body ache, self-loathing, nervous breakdowns, suicidal thoughts were all parts of this PHASE.
I was always made to believe that there¡¯s nothing wrong with, but I knew- I always did and I still do. I remember being told that there¡¯s no such thing as depression, it only happens to people to were above 25.
But I could never actually accept the fact that I suffer from a disorder called DEPRESSION- that affects almost 350 million people worldwide; without asking for their permission to ruin their mental and emotional state or asking them their age. I was always pushed into the bubble of denial, despite knowing the reality and I would always lie to myself and others and just shake my head in yes when they would say - It¡¯s nothing, you¡¯re too young to be depressed, I would just lie to myself and call the doctors crazy. Depression and anxiety is not a feeling, it¡¯s an illness.
It's not somebody¡¯s choice or fault. It can affect anyone-anytime. It¡¯s almost been four and half years since I¡¯ve been diagnosed with depression and anxiety and today I¡¯m finally ready to understand my illness and embrace the version of myself which I¡¯ve always wanted to accept, without being ashamed, embarrassed and having the fear of being judged for it. I just need a complete break from everything, my social life, my work, school and especially social media.
I¡¯m really looking forward to the holy month of Ramadhan as it may be the perfect opportunity to figure things out. Please remember me in your prayers ?? A big hug to all the people who stood by me through all my emotional ups and downs, especially my family, I can never thank you enough for being so patient.
Read Zaira's original post right here.
More strength to you, Zaira.?