i have had depression on and off for 15 years. I was 16 when First diagnosed with post-natal, after i had my first child. But after years of taking different medication, having numerous counselling seshions, and being so low i even tried over dosing, i have finally settled on my current medication and thankfully it works for me.
The thing is, i think it stems from me being a child, and the fact i never recieved professional help.
When i was 8 years old, i suffered a tragic loss, my Dad. He was only 26, when he was killed with a gun he was playing with. I insisted i attended his funeral too, and my mother didnt hesitate. I had lost the one person who saw me as the apple of his eye, attended a big gangland funeral and also, the night before the funeral, my mother broke the news to me that i had a half brother and 2 half sisters and one on the way.
I believe that going through all this, was just too much for my 8 year old head to handle, but i never got offered any sort of counsdelling at all.
I am sharing my experience to tell others there is light at the end of the tunnel and there is always someone to turn to, even when you feel alone x