Depression hurts physically and emotionally. However, you are not always the person that is getting hurt by your depression. Your friends and family are suffering from your depression also.
Depression hurts physically and emotionally. You might be in physical pain caused from depression. You might be overeating and gaining excessive weight. This is hurting your self-esteem and your health. You might be so depressed you are contemplating suicide and thinking about hurting yourself.
Depression hurts others also. Some people get so depressed they have been known to murder their children and family members. Some people might not go as far as murdering them but they may physically be harming them. Besides physically harming family members due to your depression, your behavior stemming from your depression hurts them too.
You might be missing weekly events that you used to attend with your best friend because you are too depressed to go. Depression hurts your friends too. Especially, if they are tuned in to your depression and they want to help you but everything that they have tried to cheer you up has failed. It is hard for a friend to accept that there is nothing that they can do.
You might be paying less attention to your children because you are so focused on your depression. When you have kids, there isn't time to mope around and be selfish about what you are upset about. You cannot focus on the things getting you down and hurt your children. Kids are always in tune when their parents are upset and you might not know it but when you are depressed, so are they. Your depression might be causing you not to eat. Therefore, you might not be cooking either, which leaves the kids to fend for themselves. Kids need you to be upbeat and happy. They need you to be there for them when they are upset.
Depression hurts you emotionally and physically, but it also hurts your friends and family members. If you have recognized that you are depressed and you haven't tried to find help, then you should to prevent from hurting the people around you.
