Hi Anu, I have depression. I am unable to sleep, have lost appetite, drowned in my own thoughts.
The reason for my depression is that I had gone to Australia to pursue my Masters, however the course went online from the first day itself and I could not meet anyone or make any friends.
I felt completely isolated in a foreign country.
I found the online classes quite hard and not beneficial. Therefore I cancelled my enrollment and came back to India.
However I feel ashamed of myself quitting the course midway, but my parents have always supported my decision.
I have excellent grades in my bachelors degree, but when I returned from Australia, I lost all my focus and just stressed out what will happen tomorrow. Kindly help me on how do I overcome this.
Ans: Dear Lost Guy, can you firstly be thankful that you have such wonderful parents who stand by your decision and love and support you?
Second, unless you have been clinically diagnosed, you don’t have depression.
What you possibly are feeling is upset, sad and disappointed and inability to sleep or losing appetite can be because of this.
What you might want to do is ask: “Why did I cancel my enrolment when I could have gone through the course like many others would have?
Now that I am back in India, what best can I do to pursue a course that will put me back in the game without any more loss of time?”
Focus on what you want and you will see your energies return.
Simply draw a picture of what you wanted to do always; agreed that the location might have changed, but you are the same person who wanted to do his Masters.
Who knows what India might have in store for you!
And put on those jogging shoes and hit the track; it can positively impact the mind and do remember: Every challenge has an opportunity for growth and YES you CAN.
Wishing you a beautiful future!
