Come out of your closet...(not the one you think)...

[liz89 373]

I struggled with depression when I was younger (4 years ago). Psychologists and Antidepressants helped me to recover and at the moment I'm feeling fine  

To all the members who deal with depression: if you have any questions or need help, feel free to write me. I know how it feels to live with depression but there's always hope that it will get better  

[itsdominik 16,745]

I have been suffering from depression a few months ago. At the moment I feel better due to some positive changes in my life. But sometimes I just feel alone, I feel as if I was caught inside a bubble, an invisible bubble. I am afraid to be alone sometimes.

I just wish I would find someone who loves me back and spends their life with me! 

[DanielKCarey 266]

I have generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety, depression, and ADD. ❤️

 

[Ophelia 4,816]

Depression, bipolar, anxiety and an eating disorder. All thanks to my father who is an abusive hoarder, but I'm too young to move out yet. My mom is scared to leave him because he may commit suicide. Tbh I wouldn't be sorry if he did. I'm terrible, I know

[Kayla 7,595]

I want to speak for the kids I work with.

I work in a 3rd/4th grade classroom at a school with a student body that is 95%+ special needs. Down's syndrome, autism, emotional behavior disorders, ADD, ADHD, anxiety, bipolar disorder, intellectual development disorder, the list goes on and on. 

These are children who lack social skills to the point where, in the third and fourth grade, we are teaching them and practicing tasks as simple as looking at someone when you're speaking to them, introducing yourself and asking how someone is doing, learning how closely to stand is appropriate, etc. These are children who are unable to skip properly because they lack the motor skills, kids who- at the age of 8-10- are still using their fingers to help them add. 

One of my kids wakes up in the middle of the night and suffers from mild insomnia. Another we are certain at one point began to develop an eating disorder. I've wrapped my arms around an 8 year old boy who was sobbing on the floor yelling "I hate myself! I want do die! Why do I feel like this?!" and around another whose family would be spending the night in a shelter because they lost their home. I've brought food for a boy whose family was unable to give him breakfast and sent him nothing but a granola bar for lunch. 
Caring for a child with special needs is expensive, as well as physically (some can become quite violent), mentally, and emotionally exhausting.

Some of these kids will grow up to be "that weird guy on the bus, mumbling to himself," that coworker who won't stop talking, the painfully shy person who never interacts with you, the people performing jobs society makes fun of, the members of a group home who take a small bus to the store with the help of their personal care assistants, the person who flips out at a cashier who doesn't get their order right, etc.
Others, with a good support system and hard work, become members of society you wouldn't even realize had a disability. 

I wanted to talk about them to say that they want to feel accepted. They want people to be their friend, despite how difficult it is for them to socially engage. They don't want to be the quiet person in the corner no one talks to, but they lack the social skills (and the confidence) to approach someone new. 

Before they are a "person with special needs," they are a person. Too often we allow people like this to be labeled by their disability, when in reality if you get to know them, they're just like any other "typical" person in society. It may be more difficult for them to show you that, but it's worth finding out. 

[Sugarfall 3,723]

I used to be depressed, but it's gotten better.

[liz89 373]

I want to speak for the kids I work with.

I work in a 3rd/4th grade classroom at a school with a student body that is 95%+ special needs. Down's syndrome, autism, emotional behavior disorders, ADD, ADHD, anxiety, bipolar disorder, intellectual development disorder, the list goes on and on. 

These are children who lack social skills to the point where, in the third and fourth grade, we are teaching them and practicing tasks as simple as looking at someone when you're speaking to them, introducing yourself and asking how someone is doing, learning how closely to stand is appropriate, etc. These are children who are unable to skip properly because they lack the motor skills, kids who- at the age of 8-10- are still using their fingers to help them add. 

One of my kids wakes up in the middle of the night and suffers from mild insomnia. Another we are certain at one point began to develop an eating disorder. I've wrapped my arms around an 8 year old boy who was sobbing on the floor yelling "I hate myself! I want do die! Why do I feel like this?!" and around another whose family would be spending the night in a shelter because they lost their home. I've brought food for a boy whose family was unable to give him breakfast and sent him nothing but a granola bar for lunch. 
Caring for a child with special needs is expensive, as well as physically (some can become quite violent), mentally, and emotionally exhausting.

Some of these kids will grow up to be "that weird guy on the bus, mumbling to himself," that coworker who won't stop talking, the painfully shy person who never interacts with you, the people performing jobs society makes fun of, the members of a group home who take a small bus to the store with the help of their personal care assistants, the person who flips out at a cashier who doesn't get their order right, etc.
Others, with a good support system and hard work, become members of society you wouldn't even realize had a disability. 

I wanted to talk about them to say that they want to feel accepted. They want people to be their friend, despite how difficult it is for them to socially engage. They don't want to be the quiet person in the corner no one talks to, but they lack the social skills (and the confidence) to approach someone new. 

Before they are a "person with special needs," they are a person. Too often we allow people like this to be labeled by their disability, when in reality if you get to know them, they're just like any other "typical" person in society. It may be more difficult for them to show you that, but it's worth finding out. 

​Thanks for this post. 

Besides my studies at university, I also work with persons with special needs. I absolutey agree with you on everything.  

[HausOfNena 1,712]

Depression, insomnia, eating disorder, anxiety and emotional abuse. 

[Better Day 5,766]

Do you guys think Gaga should explore her mental health past on LG6? 

I believe it would help people understand mental health better. 

[Two Spirit 13]

Wow. This is really inspiring everyone! I hope everyone reading this can see that they are far from alone. 

I urge anyone that is experiencing mental health problems to seek the help you deserve. Opening up and "coming out" to people is a fantastic way to start. How can someone help if they don't know we need help? 

A great next step is to seek out professional counseling (psychologist, social worker, etc.). Just because you are suffering right now, does not mean that you will suffer forever. 

This is the sort of Emotion Revolution that would make Gaga proud! I bet she would be in tears if she saw the bonding that is happening here. I know I am at least.