How to cope with depression and anxiety Many people these days are too busy, exhausted, stressed, depressed and anxious. And… I was one of them. I worked myself to exhaustion and I thought if I just kept pushing through it it will go away. No, it did not. I completely crashed. I kept waking up in the middle of the night with a feeling of being completely worked out or with a feeling of an intense fear and great sadness at the same time. I was not able to brush my teeth without sitting down, I could just whisper as talking was too exhausting. I suffered of unexplained pains in my body, I felt like I am gonna collapse any minute. Had nightmares that I am dropping to the ground and dying. That’s how I literally felt. Even rolling in bed would send me out of breath, never mind walking. I was so exhausted. Of course, when you feel like this your mind starts playing tricks on you: ‘You are useless in this world. You can’t do anything. You are a burden to everyone. People would be better off without you. That’s when the black dog sneaks in. And you start believing those thoughts. And more you believe in them, more powerful and stronger they become. And they become compulsive and obsessive. They get  hold over you and your whole life. And this is happening to so many people. People just don’t talk about it as they don’t want to be labelled depressed. It’s not socially acceptable. It’s ok to talk about broken leg or broken arm, but if another physical organ –  like brain,  is broken – that’s not ok. It’s not ok to talk about being depressed. Because that means that you are weak. Some people think you can just magically … Continue reading How to cope with depression and anxiety