An Extrovert With Depression

Are you an extrovert that has friends, but still feels hopeless? It is possible to have friends that love you and still feel like you don't know what direction to go in. It is hard being an extrovert who can socialize but comes home and lies down just to cry. Depression takes up a portion of everyone's life. You want to go out and do things, but your mind is just telling you today is not the day.

Having the days when you cannot get out of bed or call a friend to check up on them is difficult and many people struggle with depression. Depression is not a sign of weakness. It is just your mind telling you it needs some extra attention. If you are feeling depressed, seeking help is not something to be afraid of.

The difficult part of being an extrovert with depression is everyone always thinks your happy. The truth is you are constantly dying on the inside. You are always the one checking in on your friends and making sure they are okay. The ironic part is you are the one going to a therapist to keep your sanity.

You are the one that goes out with your friends and laughs and makes jokes but when you get home contemplates suicide. You do not go through with it because of what it would do to your mother, friends and loved ones.

You are the life of the party, but inside you're dying. People may say you walk into a room and light it up, but the truth is, on the inside you feel like your candle has burnt out. Having depression is hard and draining and takes a huge toll on your entire day or week! You keep a smile on your face and post positive pictures on Facebook to keep others happy, but you, yourself, are not.

In my opinion, having depression, keeping it together and continuing to move forward makes you strong! Not too long ago people told others that receiving help for their mental health problems made them weak and many people sadly, still believe this. Many people suffer with mental health issues and refuse to see a therapist for help due to the judgment they will get from others. So, what do these people do? They suffer in silence with a fake smile on their face day to day as they die on the inside. If the stigma against mental health would stop many people would receive the help they need without being afraid or intimidated.

This all applies to being an extrovert with depression. Even if the extrovert receives help for their depression, there are times when they still suffer in silence. They may walk into a room smiling, but no one knows how they are truly feeling on the inside. Many people with depression in general put on a façade. It is those who are sociable with depression that can go to an event and have an extensive conversation without the others noticing the true façade they are putting on. Extroverts with depression are always wearing a mask. When they get home they take the mask off and cry over how exhausted mentally and physically they really are.

Introverts do enjoy being at home and keeping to themselves but, that does not mean they are all depressed. Many people assume right away that if you do not leave your home or socialize with others you must be depressed, which is sometimes the case but not always. Extroverts are the ones that are very good at putting on a fake smile and laughing around friends whenever they do not always mean it.

Whether you are an introvert or extrovert if you have depression please seek help for your mental health. Talking to someone about how you feel can be an a lot of help. It does not make you weak to see a therapist or psychiatrist. What does need to stop is the stigma against mental health!