An Interview with Lucas
Depression has affected the lives of countless people in this world, and it continues to affect countless more each day. These people, though ridden with extreme suffering, are sometimes the most amazing and sincere you will ever meet. Lucas is a man I’ve known since I was 5, and I have seen him go through one of the roughest types of depression. What follows is and interview and an attempt to dive into the mind of the depressed and consequently, find out the ways one might fight this disease.
Anthony Roybal: “Since this is one of my first formal interviews can I just get you to state your full name for me please?”
Lucas Pippitt: “Lucas Michael Pippitt”
Roybal: “Would it be pretty fair to state that I probably know …show more content…
Honestly if I was struggling I’d look for the most negative things in the meetings so I could give myself a reason to leave. Other times I completely embraced it so much I couldn’t ever leave, only if I went about it with a positive perception”
Roybal: “What sort of things brought about that kind of positive perception do you think?”
Pippitt: “Just my outlook at the time. If I wanted to be better and work on myself I would seek the help and the counseling and you know of course if things seemed to be going in the right direction I would try to be better. However, when things fell apart, I would start to lose my grip again.”
Roybal: “When did you start to notice things getting “better” for you in the case of the depression?”
Pippitt: “Are we talking in the past or more present?”
Roybal: “The most present”
Pippitt: “I started to notice when my attitude changed after starting the Wellbutrin. I just kind of went with the flow and accepted life as it really is instead of trying to fight reality. Like instead of fighting with myself and other in situations where things didn’t go my way, I found way to just kind of let go, and get through
Depression has affected the lives of countless people in this world, and it continues to affect countless more each day. These people, though ridden with extreme suffering, are sometimes the most amazing and sincere you will ever meet. Lucas is a man I’ve known since I was 5, and I have seen him go through one of the roughest types of depression. What follows is and interview and an attempt to dive into the mind of the depressed and consequently, find out the ways one might fight this disease.
Anthony Roybal: “Since this is one of my first formal interviews can I just get you to state your full name for me please?”
Lucas Pippitt: “Lucas Michael Pippitt”
Roybal: “Would it be pretty fair to state that I probably know …show more content…
Honestly if I was struggling I’d look for the most negative things in the meetings so I could give myself a reason to leave. Other times I completely embraced it so much I couldn’t ever leave, only if I went about it with a positive perception”
Roybal: “What sort of things brought about that kind of positive perception do you think?”
Pippitt: “Just my outlook at the time. If I wanted to be better and work on myself I would seek the help and the counseling and you know of course if things seemed to be going in the right direction I would try to be better. However, when things fell apart, I would start to lose my grip again.”
Roybal: “When did you start to notice things getting “better” for you in the case of the depression?”
Pippitt: “Are we talking in the past or more present?”
Roybal: “The most present”
Pippitt: “I started to notice when my attitude changed after starting the Wellbutrin. I just kind of went with the flow and accepted life as it really is instead of trying to fight reality. Like instead of fighting with myself and other in situations where things didn’t go my way, I found way to just kind of let go, and get through