Accepting Depression

It is normal to feel miffed out after a day of lazing around or not being productive. It happens to almost everyone. Most people do feel down when they've had a day of low productivity or after a day that hasn't lived up to their expectations. Sometimes, things do go wrong.

What we don't tell ourselves is that it is okay if it goes wrong.

We cannot have our way everyday. We need to grow as social beings. We need to experience being out of our comfort zones. We need to understand what it feels like things don't happen the way we want it to. We have to accept that being sad is normal and there isn't anything to be ashamed about it.

Most of our superheroes are superheroes because of the struggle that they go through. They are never the paragon of the best individual, as it is their faults that make them better. Their battles, though physical in nature, have a profound imapct on their psyche. In EndGame, we see two aspects of Depression, in Thor and Bruce. Thor represents the beginning stages of Depression when he feels apathetic to everyone else's problems and later when he resorts to binge eating and gaming.

Then we have Bruce Banner, the most unstable of the Avengers who is the only one helping everyone understand their grief.

Thor is still worthy, in spite of going through depression. It doesn't make him any less worthy.

According to statistics, one person out of five is disturbed, at one point of time. To expect that a person would never have a bad day is not only stupid, but improbable too. To feel bad for something that you have done, or about something that is happening is perfectly normal and inevitable.

However, when it starts feeling like there is only something disappointing happening in your life everyday, when it becomes difficult in the mornings to motivate yourself to get to work and live another day of being in dumps isn't the greatest thing ever.

Depression isn't something that you get over a day, and neither is it something that you can magically wish away either. Depression is a process that take time to take root and rear its ugly head. It starts off small, with slight insecurities, disappointments and self criticism. After doing it multiple times, it becomes a habit. And it is hard to get rid of a habit that is so compelling. Most people don't realize that is even happening to them.

The slow build up of insecurities, aloneness and apathy, soon turns quite colossal in its wreckage. People find it hard to be impressed or even react to other things around them becuase they're busy fighting the battle in their heads. It is exhausting and taxing. Some days may turn out great when you don't even feel the sword hanging over your head. Other days, it feels like ants are crawling in your head, while you have absolutely zero emotions or reactions to give the world.

Those are the days when the struggle is hard.

There is no correct or defined way of coping with depression. There are only ones that help us deal with it better, and ones that worsen it. It isn't going to go away. You're going to feel it, however, it depends on the magnitude of that feeling and how much you're going to let it affect your life.

Healthy methods to combat depression would be

1. Physical exercise

2. Healthy diet

3. Caring about the little things that make you happy

4. Pushing through

5. Strong support system

6. Psychological help

I do understand it may sound blithe for me to say that it will eventually get better, and depression is something that you have to overcome, so I will not. Because it isn't the truth. Depression isn't something that you can overcome on your own. Unless you have supreme willpower, or a strong support system, overcoming depression can take a lot longer. Mental health professionals will definately tell you that the process is going to be long and hard, but you will always come out stronger.