Depression Monologue

An anonymous poet once wrote, “the tiny seed knew that in order to grow, it needed to be dropped in dirt, covered in darkness, and struggle to reach the light.” Of course, the artist wasn’t referring to just any seed, but a human seed. Life will not always be a blissful dream, and if it is then you have quite a bit of good luck. Us humans are a lot like plants. We have times in our life where things get so dark and cold that you think you’ll never see the light again. We think there will never be a way but, just as the plant does, we slowly start to grow towards the illumination. A rough patch in life does not always mean a dead end, sometimes it can be a direct reflection of the things you need to change within yourself. Depression helped
The hardships we experience throughout life are what is preparing us for what is to come next. Though people don’t realize it, you can gain more happiness out of depression than you can gain out of happiness itself. It seems I became more understanding of life and the way it works with the more hardships I faced. I learned wise and valuable lessons with each melancholy I encountered and I did so with great acceptance. I had never experienced any sort of depression prior to entering high school, and, before going to high school, I had a naive mindset that my friends and I would stick together and stay true to each other despite being divided into three different high schools. By the start of my freshman year I had already become a loner. I had become so dependent on my friends for support and care that I forgot to support and care for myself. With the loss of basically all of my friends, I fell into my very first depression. I started with constant thinking and endless depressive thoughts, however, it eventually progressed into something much bigger. What I didn’t realize is that I was only going down in life to come back bigger, better, and ready for what my future throws at me next. The depression I experienced shaped me into the person I am today. Without it, I wouldn’t have the knowledge and wisdom I now
However, after being hit in the face with depression, I now realize that the bad in sadness actually brings good to your life, being labeled with depression does not make you any different than anyone else, and that you can gain rewarding perspectives from hardships like depression. I have developed many culminating insights through the struggle of depression. I've learned that life is defined by time and that what you do throughout the duration of your time is what what will say the most about you. People today don't realize how short and unexpected life is today. Though it seems sad to count down the day till you die, that's simply what we're doing. Some people think it's better to not think about how fast life passes us by; these are the people who still can not except the shortness of life. We all have two choices in life: run from our short and unpredictable lives, or stand up and except that we won't be here for long and make the best of it while you can. Depression, for me, was a direct reflection of the things I need to change within myself. In the end, the choice to better yourself is all on