Look, I understand all depression is not cut from the same cloth, meaning each case doesn’t develop the same, however, overcoming it, is the same.

Depression, low self-worth or low self-esteem, low confidence, all of these mental issues are only arguments in your mind. The thoughts are not your thoughts. If you are tired of being tired and depressed and tired of disappointments and thoughts of taking yourself out of the game, you first, have to know that.

They are suggestions from the enemy. Who told you, you were less than? That you would never amount to anything. Why are you thinking these thoughts? Why do you want to die? Who told you, you were ugly or weird?

If you are not reading something positive every day to improve your thoughts or situation turn off the computer, put the phone down, and turn off the iPad. Why do you have to see who said what about you or anyone else?

I have heard of many children/people committing suicide because of something someone else said. When did we become so weak-minded?

It is time to level up. We have to fight for our lives. Put away what is harming your thoughts. It can be a struggle I know I overcame it and it wasn’t easy. I started by finding something or someone to live for.

My children were my why. If I take myself out of the game, who will love them and care for them like I do? In my Keith Sweat voice singing Nobody. Too much?

I have 5 children in total. 4 boys and 1 girl. My boys have seen it all. The good, the bad and the ugly. I know where my depression stemmed from and when I began having children at the age of 18, I just wanted someone to love me for me. Although I didn’t get pregnant on purpose, I knew this baby would love me and need me. I was with my first son’s father because I thought he loved me. Looking for love in all the wrong places I had 4 babies by 4 different men. All a year apart.

The thoughts kept getting worse and worse, and the stress of being a single parent was almost unbearable. I was sick and tired of being sick and tired. I have these boys that are constantly growing, not listening, on top of me trying to work to feed them losing job after job. It seemed like there was no end. There was no light at the end of the tunnel.

Maybe someone’s situation isn’t as bad, maybe someone’s situation is worse. I get it! To overcome, you have to find a why. A reason to wake up in the morning. You have a purpose, you first have to get out of this darkness and find the light.

It won’t be easy I’m here to tell you, but anything worth having (including life) is never easy.

If you need help finding a why, just look around you. You don’t see anything? Maybe your why isn’t near you right now. Maybe your why is waiting for you to find it but you will never know if you do not wake up tomorrow.

You have gifts, talents, and abilities that are hidden in you. You have a purpose. So start with something small and just keep on waking up. You will run into your why soon enough, and then you will run into another why and another why until you have so many whys that you have no time to not wake up.

Don’t allow your mind to be the battlefield.