The Priceless Art of Opening Up

I wanted to kill myself.

I told her. I didn’t see any point in being alive.

I was answering almost every question with “What’s the use of all this? Why am I even trying?”

Yes, I was depressed. And I was undergoing therapy sessions.

But I don’t know. There was a part inside of me who denied to give up, a part that wanted to get better.

So I opened up. About all the dark and scary things I had in my mind at the moment.

I told my therapist all the things I won’t even tell myself, confessing all the shameful and mean acts I had done to others, all the daunting insecurities I had.

And immediately I had the following effects:

1. I became more self-aware
2. I started observing patterns about the issues I usually lie about
3. My mind got clear, and I felt light

And when I got out of the whole depression times, I asked my therapist, “What was the most important point that helped me to get out of depression?”

She replied, “Dipanshu, from the very first day you were straightaway honest and blunt about sharing your life incidents. You were straightforward and open to talk about your emotions and insecurities. That’s a critical step…