What Depression Really Means

Life is a cycle.

And you can choose your cycle to be healthy or not.

I think I’m going to shock a lot of people with what I’m going to tell you. But I’m French and French don’t use sugar. Sugar is only for macarons.

So, guys, let me tell you…

If you’re in a depression, it’s your fault. If I was in depression it was my fault. Because you might have somebody who made something bad to you. Yes, indeed. But the one who is persecuting you right now is YOU.

If you prefer watching instead, here is the video

What really is depression?

When I was 20 years old I was living with somebody who was manipulating me. This person changed the person that I was and made me become the way that she wanted me to be.

I started suffering more and more because life is a cycle. I was fighting with myself. And I understood that in life you can be your worst enemy or your best friend.

A lot of people are talking about depression. But do you really know what is depression? 

Do you know that depression is only one stage in a process that a lot of people are stuck in?

Let me explain it to you.

When you have something in your life that really affects you, you pass through 5 stages:

#1: Denial

#2: Anger

#3: Depression

#4: Acceptance

And finally and the most important one…

#5: Forgiveness

My journey of fighting with depression

I told you that I was manipulated when I was young by someone. But I refused to understand it, even if I started to see her real face. So, I was in the first step – denial.

I stayed in that step for almost 5 years.

And unconsciously I was going to the next step – anger.

I was so angry. So I created conflicts between me and her because she denied the truth as well. And I became her enemy in her head but the only thing I had for her was love. I wanted her to change but I realized that the vision I had about her and what I was loving was only an illusion.

It was the hardest thing I had to handle in my life.

So I started to be in the third stage of the process – depression.

And a lot of people are stuck in that depression.

I was feeling very bad. I started to stay alone at my house. One time I stayed three months without going out.

I was taking the habit to eat rubbish food, I was getting fat and I started to hate myself.

So, again, life is a cycle.

When I realized that the only one who was really destroying me was me and the only one who could help me was me…

I said to myself “If life is a cycle then I want to change this cycle to be healthier.”

I was still having ups and downs. That’s normal. But I was fighting to be better every day.

I was still doing mistakes but mistakes are part of the process. Because you can learn from every mistake you make.

Don’t make it a general thing. I mean, one mistake does not have to change your entire world. You made a mistake, and what? Everybody does!

In this period I also started to put god first and to believe. I started to pray and read a lot. I started to train my brain more and more. And I finally reached the fourth stage – acceptance.

You need to accept your past and focus on the present if you want to move on!

I was reading a lot about the behaviour of this person that I was talking about. Because I understood that the problem was not me.

So, finally, I was able to reach the final step – forgiveness.

You have to forgive yourself and you have to forgive others.

Your next step towards a healthier, brighter, and happier life

To be able to go through these stages you need a strategy. And UAREU will help you to build it step by step. So be patient.

The first thing to do is to change your perception of your life. And next week we will learn how.

If you have learned something from today share it with your friends because don’t forget, sharing is learning.

Let me tell you, guys, that you are the king or queen of your own kingdom or queendom.

You can choose to be happy or not. And from today, please, I want you to choose to be happy.

Finally, and most importantly…

Don’t forget to always love who you are. You are unique. Remember…

You are you!

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