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Feeling depressed?
Thinking that you are weak?
Thinking that if you were a little stronger you wouldn’t have become depressed?
Then read further……and discover that depression hits the strong more than it hits the weak.

Depression and weakness

Contrary to common belief, feeling depressed is not a sign of weakness; it may even be a sign of strength. If you find this a little hard to believe, read these stories of people whose depression was caused not by their weaknesses, but by their strengths.

Depression hits the ambitious

Sam is an incredibly ambitious person. He always aims to be the best at everything he does; which sometimes puts him before extremely difficult tasks. Ambition, which is recognized by many as being a virtue, turned to over-ambition in Sam’s case and will eventually leave him disappointed, discouraged whenever he fails to achieve his goals.

Had Sam’s ambitions been more down to Earth, he would have been able to realize them and avoid the negative effects of continuous failure and he woulden't have become depressed.

Depression hits the persistent

Jack is a very persistent person. When he decides to do something he gives it all the effort he can, and never gives up half way through. This persistence can sometimes make him keep trying at something, even when it’s clear that it’s unachievable and that he’d do better just to let it go, whether due to lack of ability or otherwise. Without accomplishing what he’d set out to achieve, and after all the effort he’d invested, it’s natural that he’d be extremely disheartened.

If he had instead accepted that what he wanted to gain was actually out of his reach he probably wouldn’t have become depressed.

Depression hits the confident

We can all agree that confidence is a tremendous strength, however, in Tom’s case ‘overconfidence’ turned out to be his greatest weakness. After meeting and eventually falling in love with a girl, he decided to tell her that he loved her, even though he wasn’t sure how she felt towards him. He quietened his fears by convincing himself that he was irresistible and that she’d have to be stupid to refuse him. You can imagine how shattered and disappointed he was when she flatly told him that he wasn’t the one for her. If Tom had been a little less confident, he might have considered the possibility that she’d say no, and so wouldn’t have been that affected if she had indeed refused him and so he wouldn't have become depressed.

Final Words

I’m not saying that this is the rule, that depression is a direct result of our strengths, just that you’re just as likely to be depressed as a result of your strengths as of your weaknesses. Depression can even result from something completely unrelated to you. Anything that happens against our will almost surely affects us negatively and such things are bound to happen to us all; after all, we’re not almighty.

So if your case was like one of the above mentioned, then until you get over your depression, say it proudly: “I’m depressed, because I am strong!!!”

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