Kristin WolgemuthMy first true struggle with depression...
March 5th 2009 18:36
Depression is a devious disease. It creeps up on a person like a ghost in the night. I have dealt with depression and anxiety for years, but it was only about a year ago that this illness completely changed my life.
I was a social worker for almost 3 years, working to help people with mental illnesses live independently in the community. I enjoyed the people I had for clients, and even the slightest progress made by someone was always rewarding to me. Without knowing it, this difficult career took its toll on me. I was (unfortunately) used to taking clients into the hospital when they needed to go, but last November that I was the one being hospitalized. I went of my own accord; I didn’t feel safe at home.
I had terrible thoughts of self-harm, and I did not want easy access to things in my home that could be used dangerously. My husband was very supportive of my decision to seek help, and he went to the hospital with me, and sat through a somewhat lengthy admissions process. I did not want to be away from him, but at the same time I felt so relieved to be safe. He was relieved, too, knowing this was what I needed to start feeling better.
I was a social worker for almost 3 years, working to help people with mental illnesses live independently in the community. I enjoyed the people I had for clients, and even the slightest progress made by someone was always rewarding to me. Without knowing it, this difficult career took its toll on me. I was (unfortunately) used to taking clients into the hospital when they needed to go, but last November that I was the one being hospitalized. I went of my own accord; I didn’t feel safe at home.
I had terrible thoughts of self-harm, and I did not want easy access to things in my home that could be used dangerously. My husband was very supportive of my decision to seek help, and he went to the hospital with me, and sat through a somewhat lengthy admissions process. I did not want to be away from him, but at the same time I felt so relieved to be safe. He was relieved, too, knowing this was what I needed to start feeling better.
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