This holiday hasn’t been cheerful for everyone. I have quite a few friends on the grid who have had their share of bad news, heartbreak, or just a bleak outlook with no sure answer on what next year will hold for them. For many, it’s a struggle to manage anything from day to day. Some can’t handle it. Some lose their ability to cope and disappear from our lives forever.
Depression is a devastating disease of the mind. It ravages your self-image and confidence. It depreciates your accomplishments, it makes you feel like you’re the tiniest person in the world. If you aren’t careful, it can consume you entirely. The scary thing is, someone close to you can be enduring this, putting on a front of a person who has absolutely nothing wrong, and you will be none the wiser.
It isn’t an easy answer to “just be happy”, like what some people can tell you if you’re personally going through this. It’s not like you can flip a switch, and medication isn’t always affordable (as of right now). Even with the possibility of taking a pill, some argue it isn’t the best answer. So how do you cure depression? There are different methods, but the first step is to get help.
Get help. Do not go through this alone. It can be embarrassing when your world feels like it’s falling apart, or even if you just have some nagging feeling despite your life being pretty great otherwise. Reach out to someone you trust, just to get your feelings off of your chest. If you don’t have anyone you feel you can talk to, you can always pick up the phone and talk to someone.
Have you ever been depressed? Did a friend in Second Life help you get through it? If you’ve gotten over depression, what did you find helpful for accomplishing it? Feel free to share your stories in the comments below. If you’re currently depressed, remember–reaching out is the first step to getting better.
- Dress: MIAMAI – Elapse (the flower wings are a part of this set as well.)
- Tights: MIAMAI – Ardore (Black)
- Wings: Europa – Nyxus Wings
- Hair: Alice Project – Mary
- Location: The Golden Thread Exhibit, MIAMAI
You look great in strawberry – and it’s mostly blonde!
Yes, I like eha too. Chiko in strawberry looks lovely on you. I own all the colours of “Sang” & have been wearing them regularly since I got them. Great prices & cute looks!
The skin looks like Free Speerit 😀
loveeeeee this hair style <3
Eha is indeed such a nice brand :} Glad that more people will know it, hm 😀
The hair is really cute, but unfortunately neither of the styles I bought is mod 🙁
Kala, which ones did you get? What are you trying to do to the hair?
I bought the Sang (dark tones) and Kitei (light tones) packs. I just prefer mod hair because I often need to move one or two prims because my head shape is different. So I’m always bummed at no mod hair and I try not to buy it. The hair really is very nice, I just wish it was mod.