Sophia openly speaks about her journey with depression and how she was living a good life that she was grateful for and is exactly the image she portrayed to others. However, Sophia had a great deal of inner turmoil that she combatted with which was kept hidden from her external world. She shares that during her 20’s she started to experience symptoms of depression, though she wouldn’t have known at the time this is what she was experiencing. At that time, she developed feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and worthlessness, despite having a reputable career, a solid social circle, and healthy family dynamics. Sophia explained that though she could function daily, she in fact had a tough time getting out of bed, but somehow managed to complete any task at hand and attend to work, however, she was miserable on the inside. Beyond crying there were moments where she considered to drive her car off the road. Sophia clarified that she didn’t really want to end her life, but felt she needed time to rest and recover from the internal suffering. Her desperation of needing a break of some kind brought her to irrational thoughts where the idea formed that if she was injured enough, then she would have an opportunity to rest and recuperate and sort out what her next steps would be. Sophia shared, in addition to dark thoughts, she also engaged in unhealthy behaviours like comfort eating, isolating self from others, partying and excessive drinking. Her key message to the listeners is that: dark thoughts, feeling hopeless, or worthless without a reason is okay, you don’t have to feel ashamed, help is there; don’t hate yourself for going through whatever it is that you’re experiencing; remember when you feel this way, it’s a signal that mental health support is needed; and you are not alone.

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