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
