The weight of long term illness and new diagnosis alike.

For many, depression has become a familiar part of life, though one that they wish would leave as quietly as it arrives. Often times, it’s something that walks hand and hand into your life with things like being diagnosed with a disease that doctors often dismiss, or develops over time from years of trying to keep up with an exhausting diagnosis. Other times, it may simply have developed from completely unrelated troubles and meshed itself into the rest of your life. People with Lyme disease are frequently depressed due to many real reasons. Some reasons include: the body’s reaction to the Lyme pathogen, Lyme disease causing people to be unable to maintain their pre-infection activities, not receiving the respect patients deserve from the medical community and family, loss of family, jobs, financial stress from trying to pay for medical care, and the list goes on. 

 Regardless of where it may be from, what may have brought it about, or how “bad” it is, remember that you are always worthy and your depression does not define you. If there’s ever a moment where you question that, please never be afraid to reach out for help. Be it from friends, loved ones, or professionals, there is always a sun rising tomorrow, even if the clouds are in the way.

Please, call 988 for help. This is the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in the USA.

Call 988 and talk to someone, or  go to 988lifeline.org for someone to chat with by typing. They have a Spanish line and one for the hearing impaired, as well. They also offer counseling for those with medical insurance.