Kenny's Story - Don't Suffer In Silence
Hi my name is Kenny from Glasgow, I am 44 years old and have suffered with bouts of depression since I was 16 after taking "magic mushrooms". Back in 1982 as a young teen I was petrified, alone, confused, and suicidal with this "hell" that had come over me.
Family and friends in fact even my doctor told me basically to "get a grip of myself" but no matter what I done I couldn't shake this soul destroying illness off.
To describe what goes on in the mind of someone with severe depression is almost impossible, you worry about the most bizarre things that you would never normally think twice about, for example - Where did we come from? What are we? If there is a God then why does he never answer my prayers? What happens when we die? You look at the world from a totally different angle and if you don't get any answers (which we never do) it scares you to death.
The above is just a few examples of the obsessions that I used to dwell on. Everyone is different and will worry about different things which are just as bad to them.
I would say to anyone who has depression and anxiety like I had to go and tell your GP right away and DO NOT feel ashamed of it, many famous people have had depression, sort it out and don't suffer in silence
