Struggling Silently and Coping Alone, in Your Twenties
“I’m covering something extremely personal that I haven’t mentioned on my channel. I’ve been dealing with depression for quite a few months now, and for a period of time it was affecting my relationship with God, which is why it was best for me to take it off the internet and work on it privately. As far as friends are concerned, I have friends. I always like to make that clear. However, like I stated in the video, a lot of my friends are in relationships, or they have a close knit group of friends in which I am not apart of, or they do not live near me. That being the case, I do not have a “go-to” friend, I just spend time with whoever is available. Lastly, I would appreciate it if I did not receive recommendations for medication, and believe me I have heard countless times how this is a lonely season and God is drawing me near and all I need to do is pray. I am solution oriented so I know what needs to be done and I have taken action. This is simply me conversing about what’s been going on ♡.”
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Ashley
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March 9, 2016
Thank you for sharing! You are not alone. My advice to you try and do something new a few times in the month. This has worked for me. Maybe you are stuck at this moment in time. I was at the age 22 years of age. Great read, I hope all goes well on you mission to be closer to God and overcome the depression.
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March 17, 2016
I am sitting here on the verge of tears because for the first time in my life someone gets it. I am an only child and I often tell people I am not like you. I didn’t grow up that way. I do not think like that because it was always just me. Everyone is always thinking “Oh you must hae been spoiled” Monetary things will never equate to having that at home interaction with other people. Your first friend is your sibling, I didn’t have a first. It was my parents and my grandparents. I never had that opportunity to learn that people have differing opinions until I got a little older and for my entire life I cannot understand why people don’t know I need to be invited personally in order for me to feel like you want me around. Don’t do it later because you see my feelings are hurt. I do not want a sympathy friendship. So thank you for putting this out there for putting my thoughts and mentality into a video.
P.S. I have a boyfriend and I shut him away as well. He has like 10 siblings so he doesn’t get it ever even when I try to explain why I think the way I think it is always something “well you know they care for you etc…”
August 23, 2016
I can totally relate and I am not the only child! I am the middle child and I go through it! Most of my friends are married or have kids and I am single now so I’m looking around like where are my friends when I need them?! Where are my sisters when I need them?! Where is my family?! My family rarely reaches out because I am the middle child so they really don’t contact me as much. They only contact me when they need me. I am there when they need me but when I become depressed I have NO ONE to talk to. And people are so inconsistent. They won’t text you back in this generation of people or they won’t make time until it convenient for them but I have learned to value my alone time and get to know myself a little. I don’t even reach out as much as I used to and I started to work more so I really don’t be having time for inconsistent people. I keep living me life until I can find people that are consistent as I am to them!