“I Had A Black Dog And His Name Was Depression “, The Short Film That Helps Us Understand This

I had a black dog and his name was Depression   is a short film from the International Health Organization that is meant to help us understand what depression really means to the people who suffer from it.

We need to emphasize here that depression is not a choice and that is why we should work to finally stop stigmatizing it. The video that we present in this article was made precisely for this purpose.

When the clarity turns to pain and shadow

Depression is not a choice or a sign of weakness. There is no one who can do anything about this curse that has been imposed on him. We just don’t work that way, and there’s no button we can use to regulate whether we’re feeling good or bad.

So it can happen to all of us. One day everything suddenly loses its meaning for us. There is nothing that motivates us, that drives us, or that is worth getting out of bed for. The black dog starts to get bigger and bigger and makes us feel deeply sad and irritable.

Its presence suffocates and suffocates us, nervousness overcomes us, the circumstances make us completely exhausted and give our dog further food without strength or pleasure. Sometimes we are more aware of the animal’s presence, but there is also the possibility that it lets us breathe for a moment. But that doesn’t mean he’s gone.

Instability is his specialty, which contributes to social and emotional isolation. When the black dog is with you, you can get the idea that you don’t deserve the company of the people who are by your side, or that you simply can’t give anyone what they need.

There will be moments when the black dog is heavier and others when it is more irrepressible, but knowing for sure that it will stay by our side is suffocating. It is therefore important that we seek professional help, a psychologist or a psychiatrist, as they can help us bring emotional order into the existence and siege of this black dog.

There are as many black dogs as there are humans, because none of us is safe from danger. So if we are not familiar with depression from our own experience, then we should be careful about making hurtful or critical comments to people who are suffering from it.

Let’s not forget, all of the following are both wrong and dangerous: “You feel this way because you want it to be.” – “Come on, get up and make something of your life.” – “You are a pushover.” – “There is another age for such childish things.” – “Don’t cry, it’s not that bad.” – “You are a coward.” – “Face life at last and stop this nonsense.”

If we continue to nurture this stigma, then we’re also nurturing the idea that we have chosen our own suffering. Let’s not start a dialogue in our head that misjudges and doesn’t value our emotions and problems. The black dog exists and casts a shadow on millions of people in the world. Let us understand this and let us offer help, if only by disseminating information about it through communication media.

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