Turn on the Light
Finding the way Forward from Depression
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Through it all, we keep going. We stand up, shrug off the worry and readjust our load. We think we have the strength to make it to wherever it is we’re going, that is until we break, then in a bewildered state we turn to what we know not realizing it was our very lives that broke us.... I was upset and a little angry at the rejection but experience had taught me there are many paths to realizing a dream all I had to do was to find the right one for my dream.... I was broken and had fallen into a dark place where my life would never be the same again. Something had been taken without permission and I wanted it back, but there was no one to tell me what I was missing..... Although I understood a lot of new things, it was time to realize there was only one real way to fight the depression and that was without quick delusional fixes and the hard way, one day at a time.
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David Vert was six years old when the government whisked him and brother and sister away from their mother and stuck them in foster care. From that point on, he subconsciously searched for her, and by his late teens, he had forgotten what it was he was trying to find. He desperately wanted something to believe in, and so he chose to believe in the goodness of humanity.
But later in the life, the black dog of depression began to plague his life, and he found himself once again searching for something. He came to realize that depression had been following him forever—and it had finally caught up with him.
Thoughts that had once been clear became clouded with confusion and despair, and he felt as though he’d lost control over his life. He thought he could push the bad aside and suck it up until he was diagnosed. Having dealt with depression for fourteen years, he’s been through its ups and downs, and in sharing his story, he provides tips on battling the condition in Turn on the Light.
About the Author
David Vert spent his career at a variety of jobs, including as a nurse’s aide, postman, trench digger, fruit picker, and taxi driver. He worked with various organizations, including The Salvation Army, Microsoft, and Kentucky Fried Chicken. He retired as a network administrator.