Chapter Three – Depression
We all felt the effects of the tension that had developed, embedding itself within our lives. I developed a condition called Chronic Daily Headaches, for which stress can be a cause, another name for this problem being Tension Headaches, and that just says it all for me. Will doesn't talk all that much anymore, neither to me, nor my parents, nor to his teachers, nor to his friends. We are all worried about him because this isn't the Will that we all know and love, our Will never shuts up. Dad has started going walkabout, particularly if he and mum have had an argument, he seemed to be genuinely unhappy with the prospect of us all continuing our life together, he seemed to be sinking into depression. Mum, on the other hand, had barely any time to even think about the possibility of having to live without the family she had then, because she spent all of her time running around after Dad, who was trying his best to make life difficult for her. I remember one night when he managed to scare us all; he sent Mum text messages saying:
'I'm walking across the motorway…'
'…Oops…that was close…'
'…That was close…'
And the worst part was that he had actually sent the messages to Mum deliberately to scare her, and it worked. And let's just say that when he didn't come home that night, none of us knew what to think.
The mood swings were awful to deal with, because they were causing Mum, Will and I to become confused. One minute Dad would be treating us all like crap, like we were nothing important, and he didn't need us. But then the next he would break down crying, and apologise over and over, and be nice for a while, during which time he would need us. We were confused about whether he did actually need us, or should I say want us, at all, or whether he wanted out. Dad was eventually told that he had to see a doctor by his mother, and he was put on medication for depression, however, this caused him to make a huge decision that only succeeded in tearing the family apart even more…
A/N: I know that this is kind of sad at the moment, and it will continue the same way for the time being. However, I am going to get things back on track eventually.