Personal Narrative: My Experience With Severe Depression

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A reason I believe I experienced severe depression was because I wasn’t willing to share the emotions I was going through with others. I learned through this struggle that dissociating from difficulties is a short term solution that can inevitably cause more hurt than ease. Most would agree that the fear, stress, and anxiety I felt were reasonable emotions to come across during this situation, they are a natural part of life. Individuals that can balance and acknowledge these emotions accordingly, so they do not become overwhelmed, can actually become driven and focused because of them. This circumstance was a turning point in my life where I had the choice to continue in sadness with a grim outlook, or to accept my circumstances and focus

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