Monday 28 October 2013

Depression is a friend, not my enemy.


I still remember the moment well. It was a wet, cold, grey Friday morning. I rose out of bed having had no sleep the night before. Panic attacks are horrific experiences by day, by night they are even worse. As I drove to work on my trusted Honda 50, a group of my friends passed in their car heading to college. They all smiled and waved and looked so happy. I smiled and waved and acted happy. I had loved and excelled in school but it was the same with my hurling, it was the same with my friends, it was the same with my family, it was the same with the people of Cloyne, it was the same with life, I had lost interest in all of them. Losing interest in people was the worst. Where once I would have felt sadness at seeing my friends heading to where I had always wanted to go, I now didn’t. Something much larger, deeper, darker had taken hold of my mind and sadness, despair, hopelessness were not strong enough to survive alongside what I was feeling.

They say something has  to crack to allow the light in. At about 11am that morning, I finally cracked. I couldn’t do it anymore, all my strength at keeping up my pretence had gone. I curled up in the corner of the building and began to cry. One of the lads working with me came over and he didn’t know what to do. I asked him to take me home. The GP called to my house and prescribed some sleeping pills and arranged for me to be sent to the hospital for some tests.

I spent a week there and they done every test imaginable. Physically, I was in perfect health. I was diagnosed with suffering from ‘Depression’ or in laymans terms, that awful phrase ‘of suffering with his nerves’. I had never heard of the word before.

I was sent to see a psychiatrist in my local day care hospital. I was 19 years of age in a waiting room surrounded by people much older than I was. Surely I am not the only young person suffering from depression, I thought to myself. There was a vacant look in all of their eyes, a hollowness, an emptiness, the feeling of darkness pervaded the room. The psychiatrist explained that there might be a chemical imbalance in my brain,  asked me my symptoms and prescribed a mixture of anti depressants, anxiety and sleeping pills based on what I told him. He explained that it would take time to get the right cocktail of tablets for my type of depression. I had an uneasy feeling about the whole thing. Something deep inside in me told me this wasn’t the way forward and this wasn’t what I needed. As I walked out a group of people in another room with intellectual disabilities were doing various things. One man had a teaching device in front of him and he was trying to put a square piece into a round hole. It summed up perfectly what I felt had just happened to me.

I now stayed in my room all day, only leaving it to go to the bathroom. I locked the door and it was only opened to allow my mother bring me some food. I didn’t want to speak to anybody. The only time I left the house was on a Thursday morning to visit the psychiatrist. When everbody had left  to go to work and school, my Mother would bring me my breakfast. I cried nearly all the time. Sometimes she would sit there and cry with me, other times talk with me and hold my hand, tell me that she would do anything to help me get better, other times just sit there quietly whilst I ate the food.

Depression is difficult to explain to people. If you have experienced it there is no need, if you haven’t, I don’t think there are words adequate to describe its horror. I have had a lot of injuries playing hurling, snapped cruciates, broken bones in my hands 11 times, had my lips sliced in half and all my upper teeth blown out with a dirty pull but none of them come anywhere near the physical pain and mental torture of depression.  It permeates every part of your being, from your head to your toes. It is never ending, waves and waves of utter despair and hopelessness and fear and darkness flood throughout your whole body.  You crave for peace but even sleep doesn’t afford that. It wrecks your dreams and turns your days into a living nightmare. It destroys your personality, your relationship with your family and friends, your work, your sporting life, it affects them all. Your ability to give and receive affection is gone. You tear at your skin and your hair with frustration. You cut yourself to give some form of physical expression to the incredible pain you feel. You want to grab it and smash it, but you can’t get a hold of it.  You go to sleep hoping, praying not to wake up. You rack your brain seeing is there something you done in your life that justifies this suffering. You wonder why God is not answering your pleas for relief and you wonder is he there at all or has he forgotten about you. And through it all remains the darkness. It’s as if someone placed a veil over your soul and never returned to remove it. This endless, black, never ending tunnel of darkness.

I had been five months in my room now. I had watched the summer turn into the autumn and then to Winter through my bedroom window. One of the most difficult things was watching my teammates parade through the town after winning the U21 championship through it. That was the real world out there. In here in my room was a living hell. I was now on about 18 tablets a day and not getting better but worse. I was eating very little but the medication was ballooning my weight to nearly twenty stone. I was sent to see another psychiatrist and another doctor who suggested electric shock therapy which I flatly refused. It was obvious to me I was never going to get better. My desire for death was now much stronger than my desire for living so I made a decision.

I had been contemplating suicide for a while now and when I finally decided and planned it out, a strange thing happened. A peace that I hadn’t experienced for a long time entered my mind and body. For the first time in years, I could get a good night’s sleep. It was as if my body realized that this pain it was going through was about to end and it went into relax mode. I had the rope hidden in my room. I knew there was a game on a Saturday evening and that my father and the lads would be gone to that. After my Mother and sister would be gone to Mass, I would drive to the location and hang myself. I didn’t feel any anxiety about it.  It would solve everything, I thought. No more pain, both for me and my family. They were suffering as well as I was and I felt with me gone, it would make life easier for them. How wrong I would have been. I have seen the effects and damage suicide has on families. It is far,far greater than anything endured while living and helping a person with depression.

For some reason  my Mother never went to Mass. I don’t know why but she didn’t go. It was a decision on her part that saved my life.

The following week, a family that I had worked for when I was younger heard about me being unwell. They rang my Mother and told them that they knew a clinical psychologist working in a private practice that they felt could help me. I had built up my hopes too many times over the last number of months that a new doctor, a new tablet, a new treatment was going to help and had them dashed when he or it failed to help me. I wasn’t going through it again. My mother pleaded to give him a try and eventually I agreed. It was a decision on my part that would save my life.

After meeting Tony, I instantly knew this was what I had been searching for. It was the complete opposite of what I felt when I was being prescribed tablets and electric shock therapy. We sat opposite each other in a converted cottage at the side of his house with a fire lighting in the corner. He looked at me with his warm eyes and said ‘I hear you haven’t been too well. How are you feeling’. It wasn’t even the question, it was the way he asked it. I looked at him for about a minute or so and I began to cry. When the tears stopped, I talked and he listened intently. Driving home with my mother that night, I cried again but it wasn’t tears of sadness, it was tears of joy. I knew that evening I was going to better. There was finally a chink of light in the darkness.

 Therapy is a challenging experience. It’s not easy baring your soul. When you sit in front of another human being and discuss things you have never discussed with anyone, it can be quite scary. Paulo Coelho says in one of his books that ‘A man is at his strongest when he is willing to be vulnerable’. Sadly, society conditions men to be the opposite and views vulnerability as a weakness. For therapy to work, a person has to be willing to be vulnerable.  Within a week, I was off all medication. For me, medication was never the answer.  My path back to health was one of making progress, then slipping and making progress again. It was far from straightforward.

 I had to face up to memories I had buried from being bullied quite a lot when I was a young kid. Some of it occurred in primary school, others in secondary. It was raw and emotional re-visiting those times but it had to be done.

 A lot of my identity was tied up with hurling and it was an un-healthy relationship. The ironic thing is that as I began to live my life more from the inside out and appreciate and value myself for being me and not needing hurling for my self esteem, I loved the game more than ever. I got myself super fit and my weight down to 13 and a half stone. I made the Cloyne Senior team and went on to play with the Cork Senior hurling team, making a cameo appearance in the final of 2006. It is still one of the biggest joys of my life playing hurling with Cloyne, despite losing three County finals and an All-Ireland with Cork. Being involved with the Cloyne team was a huge aid in my recovery and my teammates gave me great support during that time.  

 I went back to serve my time as an electrician. I went to college by night and re-discovered my joy of learning. I work for a great company and have a good life now. I finished therapy in 2004. I have not had a panic attack in that time and have not missed a day’s work because of depression since then.    

I came to realise that depression was not my enemy but my friend.  I don’t say this lightly. I know the damage it does to people and the lives it has wrecked and is wrecking so I am only talking for myself. How can you say something that nearly killed you was your friend? The best coaches I have ever dealt with are those that tell you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear. You mightn’t like it at the time but after or maybe years later, you know they were right. I believe depression is a message from a part of your being to tell you something in your life isn’t right and you need to look at it.  It forced me to stop and seek within for answers and that is where they are. It encouraged me to look at my inner life and free myself from the things that were preventing me from expressing my full being. The poet David Whyte says ‘the soul would much rather fail at its own life than succeed at someone else’s’.                 

 This is an ongoing process. I am still far from living a fully, authentic life but I am very comfortable now in my own skin. Once or twice a year, especially when I fall into old habits, my ‘friend’ pays me a visit. I don’t push him away or ignore him. I sit with him in a chair in a quiet room and allow him to come. I sit with the feeling. Sometimes I cry, other times I smile at how accurate his message is. He might stay for an hour, he might stay for a day. He gives his message and moves on. He reminds me to stay true to myself and keep in touch with my real self. A popular quote from the Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu is ‘a journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step’. A correct translation of the original Chinese though is ‘a journey of a thousand miles begins beneath one’s feet’. Lao Tzu believed that action was something that arose naturally from stillness. When you can sit and be with yourself, it is a wonderful gift and real and authentic action flows from it.

 Many, many people are living lives of quiet misery. I get calls from people on the phone and to my house because people in my area will know my story. Sometimes it is for themselves, other times it is asking if I would talk to another person. I’m not a doctor or a therapist and anyone I talk to in distress, I always encourage them to go to both but people find it easier at first to talk to someone who has been in their shoes. It is incredible the amount of people it affects. Depression affects all types of people, young and old, working and not working, wealthy and poor.

For those people who are currently gripped by depression, either experiencing it or are supporting or living with someone with it, I hope my story helps.  There is no situation that is without hope, there is no person that can’t overcome their present difficulties. For those that are suffering silently, there is help out there and you are definitely not alone. Everything you need to succeed is already within you and you have all the answers to your own issues. A good therapist will facilitate that process. My mother always says ‘a man’s courage is his greatest asset’. It is an act of courage and strength, not weakness, to admit you are struggling. It is an act of courage to seek help. It is an act of courage to face up to your problems.

 An old saying goes ‘there is a safety in being hidden, but a tragedy never to be found’. You are too precious and important to your family, your friends, your community, to yourself, to stay hidden. In the history of the world and for the rest of time, there will never again be another you. You are a once off, completely unique. The real you awaits within to be found but to get there requires a journey inwards . A boat is at its safest when it is in the harbour but that’s not what it was built to do. We are the same.  Your journey in will unearth buried truths and unspoken fears.  A new strength will emerge to help you to head into the choppy waters of your painful past. Eventually you will discover a place of peace within yourself, a place that encourages you to head out into the world and live your life fully.  The world will no longer be a frightening place to live in for you.

The most important thing is to take the first step. Please take it.                        

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      I recently wrote about Ego in depression

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  2. Well done Conor, It will take young men like yourself to highlight this topic , to get other young men and women to talk and stop treating this as a taboo...you are to be commended on your honesty and openness and I wish you well in the future...and again Thanks and well done.

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  3. Great post. Thank you for sharing!

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  4. Paulo Coelho says in one of his books that ‘A man is at his strongest when he is willing to be vulnerable’

    Strong words of wisdom Conor ... I wouldn't have seen these in black and white... except in this your Blog via Facebook.

    Respect, Kindness and love ... Always maketh the Man.

    Keep shinning Conor.

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  5. A wonderful and strong piece of writing Conor.

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  6. Well done Conor. A Powerful raw piece. Thanks for sharing your story with the world. take care

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  7. Excellent honest account of the hell depression. Thank you so much for sharing it.

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  8. A peace full read, Full of your honesty and your love of life ,your very will to live and share your strength with all ,is a true sign your ship has left the harbour and in full sail.
    all I can say is a humble "thanks"

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  9. Very honest account, gives great insight. thanks

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  10. Thanks for writing and sharing your story conor, it's actually come at a good time for me reading this as I myself am going through a bout with depression at the moment, I've already scheduled an appointment with a counsellor but reading your blog post tonight has given me a well needed boost to know I'm on the right track to getting my old self back.

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  11. Thanks Conor - a powerful story.

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  12. Amazingly honest and emotional account Conor. Thanks for sharing!

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  13. Thanks for writing this piece with heartfelt honesty and dignity, Thanks for sharing your story because there are so many young people out there in the big bad world and are suffering in silence

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  14. Thank you Conor. I really hope this adds to breaking up the taboo of me. not talking about depression. Very brave and I commend you on dealing with your struggle head on. Wishing you the very best for the future.

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  15. A really honest and brave post from a young hurler who contemplated suicide as his only option to be free, well worth a read during these troubled times. I still don't know if I'm happy or sad from reading his story, that's when you know it's raw.

    That's what I wrote to share this. I wish you all the best.

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  16. As a parent I applaud you, You are Epic,, Have three lads , Know how much it would hurt to have anything happen to any of them, Love.....

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  17. Hello Conor

    Your honesty about your journey has helped me understand depression. Someone I love dearly is having some very dark days presently.
    Wishing you joy and continued good health

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  18. Excellent work. Well done. Hopefully it'll help others going through what you went through.

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  19. That was just superb. I think anybody who has suffered or knows someone who has will relate to and benefit from this. Should be required reading-particularly for young guys who often don't tell people what they're going through. Great job!

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  20. Thank you.
    You've made a difference in the world.
    :)

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  21. Conor that is a compelling piece of writing - simply wonderful, understanding and uplifting. Thank you so much.
    Would love to include it on our website www.depressionhurtsireland.com if you'd allow us
    Pls contact @talentcoop on twitter.

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    1. Only saw your message there. Thank you for your kind words. I hope you were able to put it up. All the best

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  22. Thank you very much for this article. It really hit home when you said "Once or twice a year, especially when I fall into old habits, my ‘friend’ pays me a visit."
    When stuff life isn't going well you can feel the dark cloud moving in closer and closer but as you said that's exactly it. You feel it because it is coming to tell you that something in your life isn't going well or quite right and that you need to change it. You have really made that make sense for me and I thank you for that.

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  23. Comhgairdeachas Conor - well done and keep writing with that talent of expression and depth of hope.

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  24. Felt my own eyes welling up reading your journey back to yourself. As you say maybe it was a gift, and now your own depths will feed your soul and others.....thank you so much......

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  25. You articulated the experiences, and emotions felt during depression so accurately. This will help both those suffering from this awful condition to seek help, and also those who have never experienced depression to understand exactly what it means. Thank you

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  26. The world is a better place because of this piece of writing. Thanks for sharing.
    Another wonderful writer is Pema chodreon. She has a way with words that resonates deeply into your soul.
    I had a brief brush with depression after returning home from working in Cambodia. After a difficult year I came out the other side and realised depression can be, if handled properly, a gift rather than a burden. Its an awakening and a breakthrough.

    Best wishes and well done

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  27. Still crying after reading this piece...it's so beautiful that you were brave enough to share your experience. Thank you. x

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  28. Conor,

    I want to thank you so much for sharing this with the world. I am a 22 year old final year college student and I have battled with depression and anxiety since my primary school years. My journey has been long and dark but after years of not knowing what was wrong with me and thinking I was some kind of monster, I finally got help a year ago and am living life now! I still have bad days and have found solace in writing. I truly believe that knowledge is power and the knowledge our society has of mental illness is pitiful. Yes, we are moving towards a place of understanding and it is more "accepted" now to a certain degree but society, accept it as they will, have no idea what they're "accepting"! So thank you for helping to give people an insight into mental illness - it's the only way we can all move forward. http://memoirsofamentallyillwoman.wordpress.com/

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  29. Both brilliant and beautiful, well done, I am going to share the link on FB if you don't mind :) Take care

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  30. It's something that other people suffering can take solace in. It's brave but it's also heroic. Your words may just save someone else. Thank you for that.

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  31. .Thank you for sharing your story. You have helped me to understand more than u will ever know. Six years ago i lost my son of 22 years to suicide and of course i live with that every day. This week i am in a bad place because of the loss of niall donoghue last week{he reminds me of my son} but i can recognise that i am feeling low.You speak how i feel. Your words are so comforting, keep going.I will think of you and feel its ok not to feel ok.xxx

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    1. Bernadine I cannot begin to imagine what it must be like to lose a child to suicide. Horrendous as it is to lose a child, it must be beyond endurance for them to die in this way. I'm sure you look to yourself and could you have seen it coming, or done something, or was it your fault in some way. My heart goes out to you. And thank you Conor for your wonderful article. It took a lot of guts to put it out there. And you did it so splendidly. Unfortunately, as you (and other 'replies') pointed out, Depression is still very 'hush hush' in Ireland and people cannot look on it as an illness the same as any other. Once again, thank you, and I'm certain you have touched the lives of many with your story, and have helped many more sufferers in a way you will never know. I am much older than you, and hope I have gained some life experience along the way, but, more importantly, it's young people who need to put it out there and reach out to other young people. They believe you quicker than us oldies, and from your story, hopefully, they will understand that it is OK to feel depressed.

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  32. In tears. Thank you for writing this and sharing it.
    Sending this to my boyfriend who is experiencing depression.
    Just wondering if you have ANY advice for how best, in your opinion, to support someone who is feeling depressed?
    Thank you. Thank you.

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  33. Thank you for sharing such honest thoughts Conor! You were always my favourite Cusack! Xo

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  34. Powerful and uplifting personal story, it can be unbelievably hard at the time, but all things can be overcome

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  35. I'm speechless - this brought a tear to my eye.

    Well done for learning to appreciate yourself and your life.

    Most honesty I've seen/felt in a long, long time x

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  37. Well done Conor for your brave piece outlining your battle with depression and for finding something that helped you out of the dark hole. It's great that someone your age can be so honest and express your vulnerabilities. I'm certain your honestly will help others seek help and realize the bravest people are the ones who ask for help. You may be interested in my own contributions to the media in the area of mental health including a TV3 interview I did last year.
    http://www.thomasroddy.com/
    I'll be speaking at the Critical Voices Conference in UCC in Cork on the 14th of next month.

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  38. Thank you for sharing this <3

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  39. Powerful piece. Thanks for sharing your own experiences.

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  40. Hi Conor! I'm a 36 woman from Mexico City. I've been living depression for 4 years now and it's the first time that I found someone that describes it so accurately... You made me smile! It's so nice to know that I'm not alone. Everyday I take one step and four steps back. Thanks for remind me: it's hard but worth!!!!

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  41. Thanks for posting that. I hope that it will help many people. It is always good to be assured that one is not alone. I appreciate it that I found this.

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  42. Thanks for sharing this its very inspirational, its a difficult battle to fight its nice to know we have others. Well done :)

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  43. Thank you Conor. You have shared a part of your journey that helps us all to know that our spirit is wise and will get the message through to us often through depression or other health issue. We need to be educated to recognize it and to be able to help and support each other through it.
    It is not something to be ashamed of but to be explored.
    Bless you Conor you are a light on our way.

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  44. Hey conor ur a star talking about the problems you had.. I just set up a page on facebook i choose life and shared your story i want people to battle suicide

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  45. Conor, and you have moved me to tears with your honesty, vulnerability, self-awareness and guts. Your story captures the brutality of depression, and how it effects not only the sufferer but those who love him or her. Please know that you have an ardent supporter in America; I am sharing this post with colleagues who are working on a project called "Make It OK," which is about lessening stigma and fostering open communication around depression and other mental health challenges.

    I wish you continued peace, strength and health.

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  46. A very powerfull & inspiring read, full of hope, thanks for sharing conor

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  47. Hey Conor... Hope you see all the comments under your story. It cant have been easy for you to print it, but the good it will do to others will be immense... Its time people stopped labelling and stigmatising others... It is time we understood what depression is and it is well time we opened our ears and our hearts to everyone who battles with depression. If someone breaks a leg or an arm we always seem able to support them.

    With something like depression that cannot be seen as a definite visual it is so much harder to show that support. It is only when stories such as yours become available to read that people start to get an insight into this illness. Fair play to you ... Keep the faith :)

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  48. Conor, I was having a bad day today until I read this. Your courage and honesty has really moved me and given me hope. Thank you.

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  49. Thank you for this searingly honest account of depression which I can fully identify with having gone through the wringer myself. You words can and will help so many people! I think this is also one of the gifts of going through hell, that you can help so many others not to fall into it!

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  50. Such a gripping story. Well done Conor and thanks so much for sharing it.

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  51. Heartfelt words that everyone can relate to, beautifully written. Thank you for sharing.

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  52. Great story,thank you for sharing it.

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  53. It is unimaginable to people who have never suffered as you did and so many do, what is going through their mind when they decide to end it all. I am glad you mother did not go to mass that night and you found what worked for you. Thanks for the insight into your private hell. best wishes.

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  54. Great story. More stories like this will help people understand there is so much help out there.

    "When the student is ready, the teachers will appear"

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  55. Fantastically helpful and informative piece, wishing you well.

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  56. Read this word for word. It was like reading about myself. Fair play to you for having the strength to do something about it.

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  57. Such an honest personal and open account of the difficulties you have experienced, it's a raw powerful, yet emotional read, one that has made me a better person. Thank you so much

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  58. Hi Conor. Thanks for sharing. It's a great piece and I'm sure it will help someone. I went through depression myself and considered the worst. Therapy is the best form of treatment to me. Cheers.

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  59. Conor, I would like to say "what bravery" to write a touching and inspirational article. Im still wiping the tears away here. I myself am on a journey with depression & anxiety and I understand what you mean when you say "I came to realise that depression was not my enemy but my friend". I 'fought' depression for years until I got help, now through medication and counselling, I have learned to not fight it anymore, but to live alongside it..... My biggest challenge is not feeling ashamed or guilty for suffering from depression, but you have reminded me today by telling the whole world.....that I can at least let my closest friends and family know without feeling I 'putting my sadness on them'. There is hope and tmorw is a step closer to a brigher day ~ Thank You

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  60. What a wonderful piece and you describe depression so much better than any other description I have ever read I can totally relate to all of it. Keep strong and very very best wishes - you have most definitely helped me today more than you know as my friend is most definitely visiting. You give hope. Thank you. Take care

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  61. Have to say that was an amazing read, it's good to know someone who's had to suffer for so long has actually found a way through it.

    It makes me feel as if I might be wrong with accepting the fact I'll suffer from depression for the rest of my life, thank you!

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  62. Conor your story has touched so many people. I also suffer from depression and was put on medication which made me 10 worse that what I was. I got up one day and decided that enough was enough and that I needed to do something about it. I booked an appointment with a private counsellor and have not looked back. For the first time in 12 months I feel my normal self and am off medication. You are not alone because each and every second person on the street is also suffering.... Well done to you and congratulation on getting to where you are now.. You are an inspiration and you give hope to everybody that reads your story.. Thank you from one corkonion to another

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  63. Thank you Conor I'm battling with Depression and after reading this I know I need help but for so long I've been so Embarrassed talking to go and speak with a physiologist because I'm afraid to be drugged up to the eyeballs. but what makes it worse is when people say how could you be depressed and its only a ploy to look for attention. I dont want any attention I just want to be me again

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  64. Thanks for the wonderful words. I too suffer from depression. Thankfully it leaves me alone but it comes about three times a year to me. I do not struggle with it anymore but acept that it is there and it will go away, which it does after three or four days. I wish you all the best and thank you for being so brave, you have given encourage ment to anyone who suffers in silence

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  65. That's very powerful - thanks for posting this. You'll help an awful lot of people. Fair play to you!

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  66. It so rare to read a piece and think "yes, he gets it, he knows how it feels". Thank you for that, and for reminding me that I am not alone and that I am not willing to sit in a quiet harbour unliving.

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  67. What a wonderful post - one of my friends shared through facebook. x Thanks for your courage.

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  68. Thank god your here to share and Educate and help someone who is going through the same Communication is the key to Happiness , Much Love to you Conor lets hope your next Journey is filled with Happiness <3<3

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  69. I am not alone...Thank you.....

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  70. Conor is going to be on Primetime after the news :)

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  71. Wonderful piece... however please do not discount medication, of the appropriate type and dosage. I have struggled with mild depression all my life and have been in and out of therapy for 20 years, though I always refused to consider medication. Then when I went through menopause it suddenly became much worse. I found out about the link between serotonin and estrogen in women, and I spoke to a couple of friends about medication and decided it was worth a try. It made a world of difference for me. Now in the process of reducing dosage and hope to wean myself off it over the next few weeks or months. Very grateful for the freedom from depression it has provided.

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  72. Incredible writing. I did something similar for Irish Times, but this is written absolutely beautifully and more clearly than I tried to express it.

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  73. Well done on getting better have problems myself its good to hear success stories

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  74. Hi Conor Thank you for sharing your story. As someone who had to take a similar journey I appreciate your honesty. As a therapist it is so refreshing to hear someone speak with an honesty and open heart about the therapeutic process. All good wishes for the path aheah

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  75. Such a fantastic piece of writing. I've dealt with some of the same issues, and have moved on from them, for the most part, as you have, and I love the way you describe depression as being a friend. I realised at some point that it was a way of stopping you living inauthentically any longer, but next time I get a revisit, it will help me a lot to think of it in the way you describe it. Keep writing too!

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  76. Great post, you are very admirable for acknowledging it. I have faced depression too, and it's a sinking feeling, but when you fight it and overcome it, you will never ever allow yourself to go there again
    Well done Conor! keep climbing...
    I am also recovering from an illness and fighting challenges and battles : follow my blog it may help you too. www.livinginmynewskin.blogspot.com.au

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  77. I don't think I have ever suffered from depression in the truest sense of the word but your blog has underlined the absolute horror of it, thank you so much. You have a way with words and I wish I could write half as well as you have, with a topic so horrible. Thanks again

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  78. Thank you for sharing your truth. I wish you peace and happiness. Please keep sharing your story its an inspiration to us all but especially to people who suffer depression. we still do not talk about it or acknowledge it enough in society. Your courage might help others to see some light. xx

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  79. Very well written and relatable to many, you came across very well on Prime Time this evening and I applaud your courage. Good on you!

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  80. Outstanding piece- Goosepimple Reading

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  81. Absolutely EVERYONE should read this. Well Done Conor you courageous boy

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  82. Absolutely brilliant. Thank you for taking the time to write this

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  83. Conor, it takes courage beyond measure to put such an experience into words....and what wise words they are. All the very best to you, and I hope you know you've changed the world by penning this. You're a credit to Cloyne, to Cork, to Ireland, and to humanity.

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  84. Stunning, breath of fresh air, Thank you for sharing.

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  85. Brilliant Conor, amazing piece of writing. My parents are still talking about your appearance on Prime Time. I've suffered from depression since my early 20's. And to try and explain it to someone who hasn't had it is very difficult. You did it so eloquently. You are a credit to your family, friends and the community that reared you! My best wishes to you. You're a great young lad!

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  86. Conor you are amazing, strong and wonderful, thank you for sharing. If you ever feel like sharing this story in the book i am putting together 'Living a positive life' please feel free to contact me. I believe your story will make a real difference in our world. www.innerlightpublish.com

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  87. Thank you..........This helps.......so much.

    The tears are flowing........it helps to know some1 gets it........

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  88. Fair play Conor, always knew Donal Óg was the brother of Conor! Great words of wisdom on TV tonight.

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  89. I am currently suffering (is suffer the right word?) from severe depression and I took have been on the brink of suicide, three times now this year I have seriously though about taking the easy way out and I felt the same. A sense of comfort that perhaps this could all be over soon. But then I look at my 4yo daughter and I know I could never leave her. I am lucky I have her otherwise I would have given up a long time ago. I am still on medication and battling it day by day but I have come to the realisation that depression will be with me for life, its just a matter of accepting that and teaching myself to stay on top of it. I like what you said about "your friend" visiting you from time to time. I know that this will be my life too, I can only hope and pray that I can get through the medicated stages because at the moment, its draining my creativity..

    Thank you for your post, you have written it so well and so raw and described exactly how I have felt..

    Much love and support

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  90. I want to say thank you.... I have started to talk to a counseller and i dont tell them anything anymore because its too hard. But you have made me want totell them everything. This has made me look at depression in a complete different way. I can see a light at the end of the tunnel. I start my journey today. Thank you, you are saving me <3

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  91. Well done Conor it takes courage to speak out like that about yourself but hopefully it will give strength to others who are suffering from depression

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  92. Another life saved today and everyday with your words out in the world. Thank you for giving the naieve the opportunity to understand and those that are hurting-hope. Xx

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  94. Apart from anything else you are a sensational writer. Amazing piece, so glad I read it.

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  95. Your description of depression is so accurate maybe people who have never experienced it might have a better understanding of the weight you feel you carry around all day every day. People who commit suicide are not cowards they are just too tired to get through another day.

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  96. Many thanks Conor, this felt a lot like a meaningful "gift" in a moment when the trust to be able to manage or control this "enemy" is fading, and maybe it is fading because it is not an enemy or a monster but a "friend". your words were very helpful: "Once or twice a year, especially when I fall into old habits, my ‘friend’ pays me a visit. I don’t push him away or ignore him. I sit with him in a chair in a quiet room and allow him to come. I sit with the feeling." Thank you, Maria

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  97. I love the job I do, Conor, which is looking after people at their most vulnerable. There have been many times that I have found the man or woman whose family did go about their lives and it hurts me. You never get used to the pain that you witness in the families left behind to live without the "arm" they've lost.

    I had often encouraged people toward strenuous exercise to release endorphins which lifts one's spirit temporarily. Your story, however, opens yet another avenue of treatment for me and that being getting people to face their histories. I have been in those shoes but have never seen vulnerability as a weakness but a part of being organic; being alive; being human.

    Thank you, Conor, for sharing your story. I am certain it will help others to help themselves and others.

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  98. Great piece Conor, thank you for sharing! I can only wish you well :)

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  99. The fact that you were the only young person in the waiting room when you first visited the psychiatrist shows the world exactly how important it is that you shared your story.

    By sharing your story, you are reaching out to other young people and helping them to help themselves.

    Thank you so much for sharing this story.

    Jess

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  100. Fantastic piece Conor. Its about time Irish people were educated about depression. It may help remove the totally unnecessary stigma. Conor your piece may save countless lives. Well done

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  101. Absolutely true - it is making the first step that is important. But the friend never really goes away for ever.

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  102. Well done Conor for putting pen to paper, many a person young or old are afraid to admit and talk about depression.Your well writen piece could save lives.

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  103. Well written Conor, you are an inspiration :)

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  104. Thank you so much for sharing this. Two people close to my friends and family have taken their lives in the last few weeks, if only they could have seen this. Depression is something that we should all be talking about so that people know there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Thank you so much x

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  105. Take a bow Conor, After all your anguish and pain you have got your life back on track,Fair Play. Amazing story i now wish you all the best for the future.

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  106. i hope this helps others out there, well done for being so brave in writing this.

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  107. Conor I commend you for being so honest and truthful about your battle with depression. I am so happy for you and your family that you were able to overcome it and share your experience with the world today. Your story has so much depth and speaks so well to those who are living through it and for that reason alone I know it will help others to look for help just like you did. Thanks again for being so brave.

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  108. That is some battle you fought and won. You are a warrior for life; we can learn so much by virtue of the fact that you opened your heart and mind for us and by doing so you have widened the hearts and minds of those that read this. You have helped us all. God bless you.

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  109. Thank you so very much for this, the power of speech is second to none in a battle like yours. Depression is a lonely battle.. ..but maybe not anymore. Personal stories like yours being shared show others they are not unique in their suffering, someone else does know what's going on inside their head. Maybe there is a wind of change a blowing this week. . . . . . Thank god

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  110. Thank you so much for sharing it helps so much x

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  111. Thank you Conor I have read your story twice and I could read it everyday for inspiration ,I have suffered all my life and now see my kids go through it breaks my heart but im so glad you told your story when you did it was a blessing for my oldest son Thanks again keep telling your story and end the stigma of mental illness <3

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  112. Takes a lot to come out with all of that and it's really lifting to see someone come back and make a fresh start from what was absolute hell when it could have been so easy to give up. It's seriously shocking that medication and electro therapy were seen as "cure" for depression in the 21st Century!!

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  113. An amazing piece. Conor, you will have saved lives by writing this. These stories need to be part of conversations - it will help people feel less isolated, give them hope, and remove the stigma from asking for, and receiving help.

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  114. Thank you, my mum suffered with depression all her life (she was 85 when she died) and this would really have helped her friends not to judge 'her moods'.
    Reading all these comments I see you have helped so many already

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  115. Wow, you're a fantastic writer. Thanks for sharing your story. I've gone through something similar and I know how hard it is to put the experience into words

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  116. beautiful written, and indeed you are unique.

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  117. The kind of 'funny' thing after a while, depression is almost like a secret gift, it is a battle between ego and soul and your soul is up against your own personal ego which is often in alot of cases (as was my own) influenced by all the stuff around you, and your soul wants out, because it is who you really are as a person, not the image you think you are. So it is David v Goliath. It's only a 'funny' thing when you have conquered all (or most) of it, we may never conquer the whole lot of it, but life is short' is a romantic phrase only, life is in fact long, and we have as much time as we need on this Earth to find out who we are, why things have happened to us, what brought this energy into us, and all the questions you ever wondered about depression. It's not 'funny' when you are in a place I coined "the abyss", it is nowhere near funny. And it's not funny that many people take their lives because of it, so we have to help each other out, you find your true strength in beating depression but you find your greatest strength in helping people through it. I also help people on the internet and I respect the hell out of you for what you have written, are going through, and will conquer eventually, and I know, when you conquer it, you'll continue to help people who need it.

    We will all get the gold one day, we just have to waddle through the muck until we know how to get there!

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  118. Lovely writing Conor, inspiring :-)

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  119. Conor this takes true bravery. You're a credit to your fellow man.

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  120. Thank you so much for publicly saying all of this.
    This is inspirational and one hell of guide for people who need it right now, counting myself in there.
    Thank you Conor....Thank you :)

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  121. Well Done Conor for writing this post - and thank you for sharing your personal journey with us. It is inspiring and gives us hope. Another thing you might like to know about is a really interesting TED talk from Stephen Ilardi on Depression: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drv3BP0Fdi8

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  122. Conor, Well done - very beautiful blog - hope this will help others ! Thank you, Thank you ;)

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  123. Thanks for taking the time to write this

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  124. I do not have the literary capabilities to capture how perfectly written I find this article or to convey how much I appreciate it! Thank you!

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  125. Thank you for sharing your story. You are an inspiration to all who suffer from depression. I hope that this post will reach as many people as possible..

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  126. Brought me to tears, how honest and true... thank you

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  127. Wow! You are an amazing man Conor. Such bravery and honesty. Thank you. I was so moved by your words. You are truly remarkable. I wish you every health in the future. God Bless.

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  128. What an emotional read. So glad you came out the other side to be able to share your story with others. I hope a lot of people will get comfort from your blog and be encouraged to seek help. Well done to you and to all those who helped you in your dark days.

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  129. Hi Conor, Thank you for such a wonderfully writing tale of you journey and ongoing relationship with depression. Brought a tear to my eye and spark a bolt of light in my heart. I hope you dont mind if i share this. Ive added it to my companies fb page the therapy lounge. Inspirational, cheers Michael Carthy

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  130. such a brave and courageous young man.. i wish i had the ability to pick myself up from the depths that i have reached.. some days are better than others 2day isnt one of them..i look at others with sadness in knowing they are living "normal" lives..i look at some with happiness knowing that i have made a difference in their lives.. i look at others with jealousy and pain wanting to be happy and comfortable.. most of all i look at me thru their eyes and see someone that isnt happy and think to myself stay inside alone that way i cant affect the "normal" people and depress them.. my family r who see me at my lowest and thats simply because i cant hide it from them.. iv just realised the tears are flowing and knowing someone out there feels the same and that maybe, just maybe i am "normal"... thanx connor xx

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  131. Amazing read! Mental health is the most overlooked aspect of your health. Fair play for highlighting how much depression can affect every aspect of your life and how it can take many shapes and forms.

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  132. On the other hand, Conor, anti-depressants work for some people. It's very much "Horses for Courses" and depression has different sources.

    What is certain is that we should all live our lives from the inside out and not from the outside in.

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  133. Reading your article has been a eye opener. It’s like the body and mind shout down to a dark place until you the person suffering pushes back the pain and creates a stronger you. The healing comes from other people talking and listening. Professional people and others. Thank you for your openness.

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  134. the way you wrote this is just awesome, thanks for sharing.

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  135. Wow Conor - I wonder if you'd give me a shout about helping me get the message out to the young people of Galway at a Celebrity soccer match (and i'm sure you can play) in aid of Samaritans and Act for Meningitis on Nov 29th? we would be privileged - email me actwithsams@gmail.com - many thanks Tony

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  136. Absolutely beautifully written. I read it with tears in my eyes. Thankyou

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  137. You are a true hero Conor. Thank you

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  138. Conor,
    What an incredibly courageous, moving and well written piece on what depression feels like for the sufferer and on your journey back to health. If you are struggling with this devastating and frightening condition and hiding it from your friends and family or if you are just someone struggling to understand a loved one's experience of this, this is an excellent piece to read.

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  139. Thank you Conor.
    Expressing yourself within these words obviously releases yourself and hopefully, many others including myself from the torment that is depression.
    We can all find ways to live with depression without ending our existence.
    We are all here for a reason. Bless you Conor.
    Good luck to all.

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  140. Not only a sensitive description of your story and suffering, but a wonderfully written piece. Thank you.

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  141. Just saw the clip from Primetime. Great interview and blog - Fair due to you and continued success on your journey Conor.

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  142. Hi Conor. I just wanted to let you know that I am a therapist and this is a beautifully written and inspiring description about the pain of depression. You are right...it is a friend for all of the reasons you have laid out here. I will be passing your story on to the many clients I work with who are struggling with their lives and I hope they will be as inspired as I am by your words. Wishing you all the best that life can bring. Bridin :)

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  143. Thanks for sharing Connor its a Inspirational piece of writing that has touched so many people. It gives so much hope and an understanding of depression and how it affects people. I think the 1 key in your life story that helps me is to befriend your depression but it can take a number of years living with it to see it that way. Thanks very much for sharing. God bless x


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  144. Just saw the interview Connor. Great stuff. it will certainly help many other and save lives. Good Man!

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  145. I have suffered forever. I too have a blog but I have to hide it as of course people will shame me and have shamed me. That is part of it. Feeling like you have to hide. And the way people just turn their backs. I am older. I dont know if it will ever go away. But, I and many others continue to "fight the good fight."xo

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  146. Great account, it was the first article I read from a link on facebook this morning, and that, in itself is significant. I think this might just help me as I have booked in for counselling in order to try and sort all my stuff out and move forward. Thanks for posting and stay well.

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  147. Well Done Conor. You described exactly how terrible depression is to deal with. Not being able to get out of bed. How crippling it is. I have leaned how to manage it better now. Turning positives into negatives, setting myself achievable goals, making yourself do things when you don't feel like it. Talking to the right person is essential. Thanks.

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  148. Conor was interviewed by Marian Finucane this morning: http://www.rte.ie/radio/utils/radioplayer/rteradioweb.html#!rii=9%3A20465473%3A0%3A%3A

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  149. Inspirational and brave. Well done , Conor

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  150. Well done Conor, I cried when I read it, thank you.

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  151. 4 articles in today's Sunday Independent about depression/mental health difficulties including another excellent article by Conor Cusack.
    http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/conor-cusack-my-glorious-band-of-gaa-brothers-helps-keep-me-going-29722038.html
    http://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/brendan-oconnor/lets-get-it-out-of-our-heads-that-therapy-is-just-for-daft-yanks-29722064.html
    http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/imagine-what-his-words-will-do-to-help-some-youngster-who-is-struggling-29722131.html
    http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/gaa-becomes-key-player-in-fostering-mental-wellbeing-29722121.html

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  152. http://rectasapere999.blogspot.ie/

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  153. Hi Conor, I read and listened to your story this week on the newspapers and Radio, It is a powerful story and one of hope. I would like to openly invite you to a Tallaght Trialogue meeting, We meet every first Tuesday of the month usually at Tallaght IT, we openly discuss mental health well being, my own name is derry and can be contacted at derrymescal@yahoo.ie

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  154. Conor, Thanks for your courage in sharing your story. I have suffered from depression on and off for years, and your description is to spot on. I am now an associate producer of a show that we hope will help shed some light on mental illness and stop the stigma, so people feel like they can be open about it. Here's our site, if you're interested in learning more. www.Thisismybrave.com We also have a FB page and twitter @thisismybrave. We're in the US! Please keep sharing. You have a gift.

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  155. Thank you for sharing your story.

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  156. Fantastic piece of writing. Well done!

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  157. Thank you Conor... for your honesty and for your courage. As you said:
    "If you understand no words are necessary,
    If you don't... no words will suffice".
    Wishing you much peace from Fermoy.

    kind regards.

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  158. That is a beautiful piece of writing. We are all wounded soldiers trying to find our way on a journey of a lifetime. You have expressed the pain of many silent voices.

    Thank you

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  159. Hi Conor as a Bi polar sufferer and who suffers with extreme anxiety and panic attacks daily i want to thank you for sharing your experience and for your honesty,I wish you all the best in your recovery and ventures and Hope, well I know you have and will continue to help others.
    Thank you

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  160. Hello Conor, I set up www.depression23.com based on my own lived experience.Keep up the good work, Declan

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  161. Thanks Conor much appreciated reading about your journey through depression. You are making a difference in the lives of so many and your words are a mine of encouragement. Very best, Seán

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  162. Hi Conor,it's been a few weeks since seeing this and I still can't form words for my admiration. I just wanted to give a personal Thank You. You'll probably never remember me,but I met you a few years ago and bent your ear after losing my brother to suicide a few months previously. You were so kind and personable in giving me your time and it's always stayed with me,thank you.

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  163. Such a brave and moving account of what it's like to live with depression. this has been such a stigma so long and I applaud you for speaking so openly and honestly about your experiences. I saw your piece with Miriam O Callaghan and I'm left in tears, your words are a rallying point, there is a way through the darkness. So many people suffer in silence, for fear of rejection, or fear of being seen as not normal. What moved me most was that asking for help is a sign of strength, not weakness. It's OK to reach out to loved ones and let them know what's going on. They may not be able to do much, but the simple act of saying that you're having a tough time will bring out the best in those around you, and show you how valued and loved you really are.

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  164. Hi there, that was a really interesting piece, i got a lot out of it. I was just wondering about the psychologist you went to see, a friend of mine is looking for one at the moment and he sounds great, any chance you could pass on his details?

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  165. kiddo, u r not alone :)
    http://vesmasinabalkan.blogspot.com/
    i have just written blog about forgiveness ;)

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  170. Hello,
    My name is Nana Freya from Houston,taxes U S A.i never believed in love spells or magic until i met this spell caster once. when i went to Africa in April this year on a business summit. i meant a man called prophet lord.He is powerful he could help you cast a spells to bring back my love’s gone,misbehaving lover looking for some one to love you, bring back lost money and magic money spell or spell for a good job.i’m now happy & a living testimony cos the man i had wanted to marry left me 3 weeks before our wedding and my life was upside down cos our relationship has been on for 2 years… i really loved him, but his mother was against me and he had no good paying job. so when i met this spell caster, i told him what happened and explained the situation of things to him..at first i was undecided,skeptical and doubtful, but i just gave it a try. and in 6 days when i returned to taxes, my boyfriend (is now my husband ) he called me by himself and came to me apologizing that everything had been settled with his mom and family and he got a new job interview so we should get married..i didn’t believe it cos the spell caster only asked for my name and my boyfriends name and all i wanted him to do… well we are happily married now and we are expecting our little kid,and my husband also got a new job and our lives became much better. in case anyone needs the spell caster for some help, email address solutionoflovespelltemple@gmail.com prophet lord, i thank you very much thank you in great much to you and the good work you did to me and making my family happy again .. if you are having problem like this or with your family you will have to contact him now on solutionoflovespelltemple@gmail.com he is a great spell caster. once again thank you vey much prophet lord of solutionoflovespelltemple@gmail.com.

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  171. I have cured my anxiety depression syndrome through cbt
    I recently wrote about Ego in depression

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  172. I am sharing my testimony to everyone that has tried everything possible and had lost hope on how they can get their ex back, I am from Usa, Texas, i want you all to know that their is one man called Dr Okalo that work for me and after 2days of his spell, my ex came back to me without any delay, i am really happy now that we are together again and we are living happily with so much love and respect for each other, so i will advise everyone to ask for this same help of dr.Okalo so that you can be happy again and make your dreams and wishes you have with your ex come true just Here is his contact e-mail if you need help too Choosenlovespell@gmail.com, he will put smile on you face and make you happy again.

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  173. Thank you so much for your courage in sharing your story. I have been there, like many of you, and for each of us there is an option other than death. I have also seen my husband go through this process of wanting to end things, and both his brothers were successful in their attempts. I have both cared for someone with depression, and lived through it myself. It is devastating on the families and people they leave behind, and the pain never really goes away. It can be so hard to see when you are that lost in your head, but there is a way to live through the difficulty that we face in depression. It is different for each of us, but through the support of our loved ones and people willing to show us that we are not alone, we can reach out of the darkness. The more of us that have the courage to do what you did here, and tell our stories, the more lives we can save. Thank you again.We can subdue the darkness if we all do our parts! You have defiantly made your mark.

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  174. Hello I am Kate boomer ,I am out here to spreed this good news to the entire world on how I got my ex love back.I was going crazy when my love left me for another girl last month, But when i meet a friend that introduce me to Dr omon the great messenger to the oracle that he serve,I narrated my problem to Dr omon about how my ex love left me and also how i needed to get a job in a very big company.He only said to me that i have come to the right place were i will be getting my heart desire without any side effect.He told me what i need to do,After it was been done,In the next 2 days,My love called me on the phone and was saying sorry for living me before now and also in the next one week after my love called me to be pleading for forgiveness,I was called for interview in my desired company were i needed to work as the managing director..I am so happy and overwhelmed that i have to tell this to the entire world to contact Dr omon at the following email address and get all your problem solve..No problem is too big for him to solve..Contact him direct on: omonualovespelltemple@hotmail.com. and get your problems solve like me..... ONCE AGAIN HIS EMAIL ADDRESS IS: omonualovespelltemple@hotmail.com

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  175. Hello every body,
    Am Etana Eva want to share my testimony on how my husband came back home. My husband left home for two year after we got we hard a query I was looking for help who to get my husband back to me, I told my friend about my problem she told me that there is is a good spell cater who can help me get my husband back to me she take me there and I told the man about my problem and he said he is going to help me get him back I was thinking. He was joking he side I should go and in three days my husband will come back home to me. I was waiting on that day for my husband is going to come back home on that same day I was sleeping when my husband call me and told me is out side the house and I was very happy for what the great spell caster did I want you to help me thank Dr iayaryi of driayaryi2012@hotmail.com for bringing back my husband back to me. Please I know you I will need his help contact him email driayaryi2012@hotmail.com he can help you I believe in help very much he is a great man.

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