Living with depression and anxiety: My family's point of view

Hi everyone,
I have done something slightly different for you this week. I thought it would be a good idea to get you to hear from some of my family members and hear how me having depression has affected them, and see their point of view on matters. I hope this helps anyone out there who may be living with someone showing signs of maybe having depression and/ or anxiety and is not quite sure how to offer them support. As always, if you reach out to me personally I will do my best to get back to you as quickly as I can. Thankyou so much for the positive response to these videos, and as always, remember, you are not alone.
Thanks guys,
Ryan
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[@SuperSaunders90]

Hey man, been a long time. Just wanted to say that like a lot of people I’ve been really struggling with anxiety and depression with everything’s that’s going on and seeing your videos has really helped me. Thank you for being so honest with what you’ve experienced and been through it’s helped me see I’m not alone. Keep well

[@ryancrone9268]

Alright mate yeah been a while thanks so much for the message mate I’m so happy that I could help you if you need any other help let me know always willing to help keep going and keep your head up mate take care