Mental Health Awareness Discussion

Anthony
Thank You for posting this.
I wish I had some good advice for others.
But the fact is, I am trying to cope, every day with depression.
It Sucks!
Sometimes, I just do not know what to do.
It seems, I am very sad all of the time.
I do write, to myself in a journal, every day, and it does help, actually a lot ( kind of like a diary )
My faith in God has gotten much stronger, in fact if I was not a Christian, with a strong belief in salvation?
There were times, when I actually wanted to just end it all.
But faith kept me fighting.
This web site, and forum does help, so does the one on Facebook.
I will be moving to live on my sons property, before the end of June, so I know being near him will help, although, I still fear that I will become a burden to him?
I hope not?
Once I have moved, I will be close to the Cancer Center, and hopefully, I will be able to start going to their support group meeting, if fatigue allows me to?
I try to be as active as I am able too!
I find that if I am able to do something, wash my car, build a birdhouse, whatever, it makes me feel much better?
I guess the best thing that I actually am able to do for myself is my journal, I do look forward to writing down my thoughts, with the knowledge, that well after I am gone, perhaps my children will read it, and know how much I think about them.
I would like to know what other people do??
Sometimes, depression is so overwhelming, I can not function.
I just can't seem to get a grip on it, at times?
Depression, is much worse than all of the physical pain, that we cancer patients go through.
Plus, I did adopt a senior cat, she is a good companion, and she helps me a lot.
She actually wakes me up, multiple times every night, for some cuddles, and I actually enjoy it, I am not alone!
I do like living alone, being OCD and all, but she has filled the gap, if you will.
I do remain interested in knowing how others cope???
So I will follow this post and see what others may have to say.

Thank you so much for starting this discussion!

I do my best to set aside time for my mental health through journaling and reflecting on what I'm holding onto internally. I am also going to be starting to go to therapy regularly again which I am VERY excited about.

Mental health is so important to me because in order for our bodies to heal physically, we must have a balance with our mind as well. It's crucial to our healing from/of cancer to be able to access our minds and use them for the power of mindfulness in our healing.

This topic used to be so incredibly taboo but I am so grateful to people and communities like this for opening the discussion and not staying silent!