Hi again readers!
In this blog post I would like to touch on quite a personal and difficult subject, not because I’m going for the sympathy vote, but to prove the point that depression is more common than everyone thinks and there’s nothing to be ashamed of by admitting you have it.

My depression started when my care plan hours were drastically cut from when I was 24. It was reduced from full days to 4 hours a day, having said that I have had the largest cut of care hours within the Greenwich borough.

Sorry readers, I strayed away from my initial point there, now I’ll tell you how I got to where I am today after the last two years of circumstances.

After going to the doctors and Greenwich Time To Talk, I also tried Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). CBT helped me a lot and made me realise that I still have choices and can make some decisions myself. I Think I did 14 sessions before being signed off.

I’m still on Anti Depressants but they are checked regularly to see if their dosage needs to be changed. At the present moment all is okay and working fine for me!

Of course things have been hard but I’m writing this blog post to show people that depression and mental health conditions are nothing to be ashamed of. In fact I think there is something to be learned by being more open and talking about these topics in general discussion.

These days I keep myself busy and upbeat by volunteering and chilling with family and friends. The biggest take away from my blog is that if you feel like you may have a mental health condition, then it’s ok to ask for help. Once you’ve opened that door and made those first steps, things really do start to get better!