• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • About
  • Mental Health Resources
    • Depression Resources
  • Blog
    • Coping
    • Medication
    • Self Care
    • Stress and Anxiety
    • Unhelpful thinking
      • Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda
      • Fortune-Telling
      • Guilt and Shame
      • Time Travel
    • Sleep Issues
    • Depression
    • Covid19
    • Suicide & Self-Harm
    • Wellness Tools
      • SMART – Self Management And Recovery Training
      • WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan)
      • Change Triangle
  • Contact

“I Suffer From Depression.” Here’s What I Am Doing About It.

234x60 brand logo
You are here: Home / Depression / Two Years Later, My Depression Has Lifted

Two Years Later, My Depression Has Lifted

April 22, 2021 by Depression Is Not My Boss 1 Comment

Two years after my hospitalization for MDD, I have A wellness recovery action plan

Today, I am alive and thriving.

However, I know that:

Depression in the United States…

  • Affects over 18 million adults (one in ten) in any given year.3
  • Is the leading cause of disability for ages 15-44.4
  • Is the primary reason why someone dies of suicide about every 12 minutes. – over 41,000 people a year.5
  • In comparison: homicide claims less than 16,000 lives each year, according to 2013 CDC statistics.

3Kessler RC et al. Prevalence, Severity, and Comorbidity of Twelve-Month DSM-IV Disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R). Archives of General Psychiatry, 2005 Jun; 62:617-627.
4Ibid
5Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Web -based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online].(2013,2011)National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC (producer).
Available from http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html.

My two-year journey towards recovery has not been a straight line upward.

In fact, shortly after getting out of the hospital, I wasn’t even sure there was a line. Or that there was a path forward. Two years later, it is getting easier to see my future. And I am back to planning future activities. This is something I could not comprehend when I was in the grips of depression.

Knowing I have a Wellness Recovery Action Plan that I have written, is one of the reasons I am once again confident in my future.

Understanding what I look like at different stages is a game-changer for me. I have written down what I look and feel like when I am on my game. I have written down what I look and feel like when I am I am beginning to slip. And I have made a list of things that help and things that do not help. And if the rails ever come off again, I know the signs that it’s too bad to handle on my own.

Additionally, I have a list of supporters I can reach out to any time.

While I am sure I have had this all my life, it still gives me comfort. Some of my newest supporters have been in my shoes. This makes their support feel different, mainly because they have lived it. And finally, I understand the signs that my crisis is over.

So, I am off to start today’s list of planned activities.

Yet, I have learned not to take things for granted. I am finding time just to sit on the porch, watching the birds at the feeders. No cell phone, no laptop, no multi-tasking, just being in the moment. Our house is nestled against the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Appalachian Trail. It is not unusual to see rabbits, fox, deer, along with hawks, and bald eagles.

I am thankful to be alive and thankful for the help and support that has kept me going. As they say in SMART Recovery, “I am leading a balanced life with depression.”

Filed Under: Depression, Facts and myths about mental illness, Featured Home, Mental Health, Wellness Tools, WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) Tagged With: depression, depression is not my boss, depressionisreal, recovery, suicidal thoughts, wellness recovery action plan, WRAP, Wrap Plan

Reader Interactions

Trackbacks

  1. Seriously, I Wasted 2 ½ Months Not Writing About My Depression? - says:
    August 14, 2021 at 10:24 AM

    […] The 399th blog post I titled: Two Years Later, My Depression Has Lifted. […]

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

I write My Concealed Depression to create Mental Health AwarenessHello, I am Joel. I have Major Depressive Disorder. With 40+ years of living with high-functioning depression, I write my blog to find answers. 

I am genuinely determined to figure out my personal relationship with depression. I got carried away searching for answers and earned a  certification in  SMART Recovery. 

Join our mailing list

We're giving away our 38 Page Mental Health Tools Flipbook

Privacy Policy

Discover Self-Care, Coping Strategies, Understand Anxiety, Track your Triggers, Mood, and Sleep; Recap Therapy Sessions, and more. Subscribe and Get Your Free Copy Now.

https://www.myconcealeddepression.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/my-concealed-depression-intro.mp4
  • Email
  • Facebook

More to See

The startling truth about coping statements for anxiety and depression

The Startling Truth About Coping Statements For Anxiety and Depression

October 28, 2020 By Depression Is Not My Boss

My 101 Coping Strategies for Anxiety

My 101 Best Coping Statements For Anxiety and Depression

October 18, 2020 By Depression Is Not My Boss

My Depression Let Me Buy a New Computer

June 26, 2022 By Depression Is Not My Boss

It is a fact that there are only 188 more shopping days until Christmas. Just don't ask me how I feel about that.

It’s a Fact There Are Only 188 More Shopping Days Until Christmas

June 22, 2022 By Depression Is Not My Boss

You Never Pay More, Yet Clicking These Links And Making a Purchase Helps Fund My Blog

Mosaic 250x250
PureFormulas.com-Pure Healthy Goodness, Highest-Grade Natural Supplements! Fast, Free Shipping!
Blog Meets Brand
Your Page Title

Footer

Contact

Email:  my.concealed.depression@gmail.com

  • Email
  • Facebook

Privacy Policy

Recent

  • What Makes Depression Create Stigma, Unlike a Broken Arm?
  • My Depression Let Me Buy a New Computer
  • It’s a Fact There Are Only 188 More Shopping Days Until Christmas
  • Depression Never Told Me It’s Not All About Me
  • It Just Feels Like More of The Same

Search

© Copyright 2020 · My Concealed Depression · All Rights Reserved · Designed by The Marketing Momma