Do Accompany Me, Through the Valleys of the Shadows of My Life

Being there, for your loved ones, as she, weathers through her depression, the social support, the emotional support are, more important, that the medications and the talk-therapies that’s for sure!  Translated…

“Mom feels, oh so, very, tired.”, that barely audible voice, with her unfocused gaze, I’d, embraced my mother close to me, knowing, she’s, having, another, relapse of her, depression again, for these past few weeks, we’d, gotten trapped, inside the same discussions, she’d, become, extremely pessimistic toward life, disappointed, and, always, feared the nights, and, lost her sleep too.

walking through the valley of shadows of life…image found online

I knew I can’t give up, and so, I’d, tried to understand this, condition, understood, that all the families, the friends can do, is, lend an ear, and accompany her, and, NEVER become, too overly critical, judgmental, saying things like, “it’s no big deal.”  “you are, already, blessed here”, all these things, it’s like when someone lost her/his arms in a car crash, and you’d, told her/him, to look on the brighter side, because s/he still has, the uses of her legs and arms!  And, people DO, care about you, you’re, so blessed!  The stabs, into the wounds, then, putting the dabs of, salts on the wounds, how can you not hurt?

The only way to accompany someone with depression, is by staying by their sides.  I’d recalled, how when I was, too pressured by life and work, and economics, I’d, wanted, to give up too, but gladly, my father, and younger brother set up this, protective circle over me, and it’d, made me realize, that it’s very important, to know, WHEN to ask for the help from our loved ones as we needed.

Encouraging my mother to work out, and get treated, is the way, to relieve her from her symptoms of her depression, and, I’d, put all of these, into actions, took her out running, gently, sturdily, gave her encouragements.

conquering depressionwalking through it on our own…photo from online

And so, on one morning, as I got up for work, I’d, received my mother’s call, “Ting, mom is up at five for a run, for you guys, I will, be running, I will, be healthy, and watch all of you guys, grow up.”, at that moment, my tears, they, came out, nonstop, because I knew how difficult it must’ve been, for her, to take this, step—my dearest mommy, I’m so proud of you, let’s, work together, to get better!

And so, this, just showed, how important it is, to have the support from one’s own family, in having troubles, because, with your loved ones supporting you, emotionally, you will, find that needed strength, to keep going, like this mother had, and her drive, was her children.