With all the recent media attention regarding Robin WIlliams, I feel obligated to talk about what none of us want to talk about, and that's depression. Depression is very serious and dangerous thing that surrounds us everyday. We are all fighting our own wars inside our heads and hearts, and there are something's that we can't explain through words, but we fight everyday. I don't have depression, but I do have ADHD, and with ADHD, you have other side affects such as dyslexia ( which I have some of) and sometimes depression. (which is causes because of an imbalance of chemicals in the brain) because of that I sometimes have mood swings and have a hard time controlling my emotions. I couldn't actually imagine having be really Depressed. I know what its like to be in the darkest darks, where it seems like the end of the tunnel will never come and you will never seen the light. With that being said, I would like to challenge anyone reading this, to just over all be a nicer person. We can all be more nice to more people throughout the day. When I do make it a point to say hi to random people at campus or just being nicer to ,my friends and family I notice a major impact in how my day goes, I'm more optimistic, and look forward to more adventures throughout the day.
I'm no where near where I would like to be when it comes to being a good person. I still am very selfish and often times see the negative in most every situation, but I'm trying my best to be the best friend, son, brother and person I can be.
Along with depression, we also need to be better listeners to our close ones problems, as small as the problem may be, it always feels so good to be able to discuss your day with your trusted friend
To conclude, ill leave this to you, be a better friend and listener, its okay to be sad, its completely normal., but don't let it ruin your life. Look for the good in life, because it has so much to offer. Don't be a bully, speak up and say how you feel, don't let people push you around.
"Cause no one is born the King Of Silence
So choose your voice
So speak up, don't back down
Don't wear that crown
Let your voice scream out!
Born the King Of Silence." - We came as romans
