Reading, Loss and Depression

I know this isn't a book related post and I wasn't going to post this but I felt that I should as I want to keep you all informed as to why I have been quiet and to help people who are suffering like I am.

My dad passed away at the beginning of the month. He was my everything. Always there when I needed him and the only one I ever wanted when I was ill. He went into hospital the day before Fathers Day with pneumonia and he was getting better and he came home after two weeks but the pneumonia must not have cleared as that what he died of.

My dad's death has hit me hard, |I might not be showing it on the outside but its been affecting me mentally and emotionally, as well as having to sort through my dads things (which my mum, sister and brother-in-law have mainly done while I babysat my niece and nephew), and having to deal with my older brother calling constantly, I just haven't felt like reading but my dad wouldn't want me to sit and just eat junk and watch T.V, he would want me to keep reading and get ready for when my course starts in October so I am going to start reading again, I haven't decided what I'm going to read yet but I am going to look on my kindle and pick something even if it is less that 100 pages just to get me back into reading again as I don't want to fall further into my hole of depression.

With all that has been going on and with my course starting soon I am not going to reach my Goodreads challenge this year, currently I am on 16/35 making me 6 behind my goal.

Just a quick note: If you are suffering from depression please seek help as you are NOT alone, more people than you know suffer from depression and 90% of those people suffer in silence because they feel that they cannot talk to someone, I would still be suffering even more than I am now if some friends hadn't suggested I go and see my GP and if an old school teacher hadn't have made the call for me to see my GP.

Approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year. In England, 1 in 6 people report experiencing a common mental health problem (such as anxiety and depression) in any given week.

This website has a ton of websites and phone numbers for you if you are looking for help NHS.