Everybody Is Fighting A Battle-Be Kind

The news about Ant McPartlin’s battles with depression, crippling pain, alcohol and prescription drug addiction will have come as a shock to millions many people are angered by his actions which is fair enough he put others life in danger. He always seems so happy and full of life as one half of our nation’s favourite TV duo many still remember him as the fresh-faced kid and part of Pj and Duncan.

But it should be a reminder to all of us that, no matter how happy people look, everybody is fighting a battle… we never really know just what our friends, neighbours, colleagues and loved ones are going through.

Remember Robin Williams who made millions of people laugh and seemed like such a joker and a happy guy, he sadly lost his life to depression, so although Ant’s actions are awful maybe we should cut him some slack and support him through his illness.

Sometimes the people who seem the happiest of all, like Ant, are the ones hiding the deepest pain. Their smiles are a way to cover up everything that they are going through it is like their safety barrier, their mask, their way of hiding their true feelings.

As well as thinking about Ant, please take some time to look after those closest to you and see if they need your support, be free to listen to others, don’t give them solutions or tell them everything is okay, just listen and make sure they know you are only a phone call away.

Depression is not something you easily get over and it doesn’t matter how much money you have in the bank it can affect any person.

You never know what someone is going through.

Be kind.

Be there

Listen

Care

Show compassion

Always.

If you are suffering from depression please reach and talk to someone