SPORTS WORLD WITH SHADMAN

Before we begin this year’s journey, here’s wishing all of you, my loyal readers, a very happy and safe new year! May we all find the strength to overcome our internal demons and emerge as the most genuine versions of ourselves.

2021 taught me not just to survive better, but it was a year of facing actual demons in the shape of human beings…. and realizing that I’m a villain in many people’s stories, too. But what was the outcome of everything? Did I learn something this time around, or was this just another one of those eye-opening years that I don’t grow with? Let’s find out, together. I haven’t thought this blog through, but consider it a personal letter, if you will.

Battling Depression

I’m not here to teach people platitudes, so hear me out, before making assumptions and dismissing the statements I’m about to write. Depression is a medically recognized mental health disease. Brain and cognitive sciences researchers have found very strong evidence of chemical changes that take place within a brain that force a person into this stage. It’s not a joke for people to casually throw out, always remember this.

While many “assume” that they are “depressed”, some people have to battle with emotional hiccups that can be fatally dangerous, if not treated on time. And here’s the reality of depression’s treatments: there are still no medications that can cure this disease, and anti-depressants only work until they are consumed by a patient, timely.

Learning to be kind to everyone

This letter is dedicated to all those who have always been nothing but kind to me and showered me with unconditional support and love, despite even being miles and continents apart at times. Your confidence in me, dear reader, is what has brought me to this point in my life where I have not only learned to never give up on myself, but also to always keep firmly fighting for what I believe in. I’ve met many of you only recently, while most of you have been with me for almost the entirety of my last two decades on this planet.

Thank you, for refusing to leave me and for reminding me that it was your forgiveness that helped me shape myself into a more tolerable version of myself. This year, I want to be kinder as well. Though I have kindness in me already, however, it needs to expanded in all the directions.

And I’m only just beginning this journey, hope we make it till the end, together though, lovely people. Regardless of what the future holds, I heartily thank you all for being here today and for reading this little part of my soul. See you more frequently this year, folks! Until we meet again, keep safe, wear a mask when you’re outside and try to love yourself more this year.