The This Morning doctor admitted one day with depression feels like an eternity October 08, 2019 - 22:11 BST Jenni McKnight This Morning's resident doctor Chris Steele bravely opened up to hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield about his heartbreaking battle with depression during Tuesday's show.
He explained: "I've had depression a couple of times, quite bad. The problem is when you start the treatment you're on a low ebb. Most of the treatment takes a few weeks to kick in." He continued: "One day of depression is an eternity, and then another day and another day. The awful thing for me was you have sleep disturbance and can't get off to sleep. You have early morning awakening.
The doctor admitted that one major sign which saw him seek help was when he lost interest in his previous passions. "Loss of interest in family, friends, hobbies, reading, work. I found a loss of interest in humour,' he explained. "I love Billy Connolly. Going through this spell of depression I didn't find him funny at all. You just don't care. No interest."He added: "Antidepressants do work. I'm living proof.
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