I am the Architect of my own Destruction: Depression: My Greatest Battle

By Rick Williams

Depression. It's a battle. One that too many people sadly cannot conquer, or even know how to begin to tackle.
Recent studies in Australia show that a person takes their own life every three hours. Men in particular are still stigmatised when it comes to looking after their mental and emotional wellbeing, and this contributes to the fa

• Language: English
• Publisher: White Light Publishing
• Release date: Apr 21, 2017
• ISBN: 9780648080602

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I am the architect of my own

Destruction

RICK WILLIAMS

Copyright © 2017

All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the author except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

Printed in Australia

First Printing, 2017

ISBN: 978-0-6480026-9-7

White Light Publishing House

Melton West, VIC, Australia 3337

www.whitelightpublishing.com.au

In life, some of us are fortunate to come across a particular person in our lives that becomes such a massive influence and a necessity to us. They become your rock; your best friend, and you know that no matter what happens in your life, everything becomes better with just a simple thought of this person. You inspire to be half of the human they are.

Sadly, this person has been taken away from me, but Nan, you have given me so much more. I will be forever grateful. I could call you my family and I hope I've made you proud. I would have never been able to find the strength to complete this without you. I dedicate my story to you as you dedicated your life to me and our family.

I love you, Nan. Always and forever.

~ Patricia Gillard~

Acknowledgements

I've been thinking a lot lately about who to thank throughout my journey before and during the process of writing this book, and you know what? I’d like to thank every single person because no matter how big or how small of an impact you've had on my life, I have learnt something from each and every experience. I've conquered every hurdle and have had the support to keep pushing forward.

Obviously a big thank you to Christie Lyons and White Light Publishing for making this possible, and Amanda Lyons for putting up with me for all of these years.

I'm not done with this journey yet, nor am I done trying to make this world a better place, so in saying that, my thankyous are far from done, as this is only the beginning….

Foreword

Never have I read words that resonated so strongly with me in regard to