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derrickmichaels.com http://www.derrickmichaels.com/how-my-great-depression-has-transformed-my-life/ Derrick Michaels How My Great Depression Has Transformed My Life Depression – A mood disorder causing a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest… 19 million American adults are living with major depression, according to webmd.com. It has become so common that most don’t even realize they have it. The negative thinking, the fear, the loss of will, all of it. I’m telling my story here in hopes that I inspire someone to get out of that funk, take control of there mind, and go after success! When I was eleven I joined my first gang… my life after was filled with gangs, violence, drugs, and alcohol abuse. It was like this until I turned 22, at that age I took a good look at myself and told myself this can’t be your life forever. I decided to get my shit together and do something constructive for once. So not really knowing who I was or wanted to be (never really planned for my future) I decided to do what everyone told me to do, get a job. I found a job and quickly felt comfortable in it, I grew quickly and started to work 40+ hours making descent money. After almost a year of bending over backwards for my bosses and doing every little thing they told me, they let me go. So there I was, no job, no money, and worst of all no identity. I was back to square one, needless to say I quickly spiraled into a deep DEEP depression. Im talking bottle after bottle until I was passed out, arguing with my girlfriend just to argue, crying in the shower, thoughts of suicide, you name it. A few months went by and my girlfriend hands me a book, “The Secret”, and starts telling me all these inspirational stories that are inside. After i read it I realized how selfish I was being. I locked myself in a room looking for pity while my girlfriend was working twice as much just to pay the bills, my mother was diagnosed with stage 3 sarcoidosis, and my father was in and out of the hospital for his health. At that moment I decided to never get to that point again, I can’t allow my loved ones to suffer because of me. I made it my lifes goal to make sure I helped anyone who may be depressed or on the way there. Show them that if they take control of there mind and direct it towards there desires they can gain success and live happier easier lives. 2 years later I’m traveling, Inspiring people to do what they love, putting hope back into there hearts. I love motivating people to take action, to go after what they want and to lose all fear. There’s no better feeling than having someone tell you “you’ve changed my life”.

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DerrickMichaels

How My Great Depression Has Transformed My Life

Depression – A mood disorder causing a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest…

19 million American adults are living with major depression, according to webmd.com.

It has become so common that most don’t even realize they have it.

The negative thinking, the fear, the loss of will, all of it. I’m telling my story here in hopes that I inspire someone to getout of that funk, take control of there mind, and go after success!

When I was eleven I joined my first gang… my life after was filled with gangs, violence, drugs, and alcohol abuse.

It was like this until I turned 22, at that age I took a good look at myself and told myself this can’t be your life forever. Idecided to get my shit together and do something constructive for once.

So not really knowing who I was or wanted to be (never really planned for my future) I decided to do what everyonetold me to do, get a job.

I found a job and quickly felt comfortable in it, I grew quickly and started to work 40+ hours making descent money.After almost a year of bending over backwards for my bosses and doing every little thing they told me, they let me go.

So there I was, no job, no money, and worst of all no identity. I was back to square one, needless to say I quicklyspiraled into a deep DEEP depression. Im talking bottle after bottle until I was passed out, arguing with my girlfriendjust to argue, crying in the shower, thoughts of suicide, you name it.

A few months went by and my girlfriend hands me a book, “The Secret”, and starts telling me all these inspirationalstories that are inside. After i read it I realized how selfish I was being. I locked myself in a room looking for pity whilemy girlfriend was working twice as much just to pay the bills, my mother was diagnosed with stage 3 sarcoidosis, andmy father was in and out of the hospital for his health.

At that moment I decided to never get to that point again, I can’t allow my loved ones to suffer because of me. I madeit my lifes goal to make sure I helped anyone who may be depressed or on the way there. Show them that if they takecontrol of there mind and direct it towards there desires they can gain success and live happier easier lives.

2 years later I’m traveling, Inspiring people to do what they love, putting hope back into there hearts. I love motivatingpeople to take action, to go after what they want and to lose all fear. There’s no better feeling than having someonetell you “you’ve changed my life”.

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