Ruby Wax says big bout of depression is ‘so agonising it's hard to stay alive'

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Instagram yesterday to make the candid confession in view of her 62,700 followers.She uploaded two pictures of herself - one serious and another one smiling - which contrasted her different moods.Ruby captioned the post: “A sure sign of depression is dead eyes (first picture).“In contrast to me when alive and well (second picture).”She also added the hashtags: “#MentalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness #Depression #DepressionAwareness #Mindfulness #Wellness #Frazzled #FrazzledCafe #MentalHealthMatters.”The post comes just days after the Girls On Top star asked fans to “wish me luck” as she faced the “signs” of a bout of depression.Ruby shared a close-up picture of her eyes as she looked into the distance and penned a lengthy, heartfelt statement.She announced: “Because I’m committed to dropping the shame, I feel I need to walk the talk at this point.

Here’s the situation - I have depression at the moment.”Ruby went on to explain that nothing specific had triggered the episode and that she had been able to spot the “early onslaughts” in the past.She continued: “Nothing happened specifically to bring it on.

I come from a long line of ancestors with various flavours of mental illness, so genetically, it seems it’s a no-brainer that I’d be the next in line.“Not my fault, or even the fault of my relatives, it’s deeply planted in our genes.“My last bad bout was about 12 years ago so I haven’t done badly.

Mindfulness was a wonderful tool, helping me spot early onslaughts and awareness is the key.”Ruby concluded the statement explaining that she had not been able to “spot the signs” early on this time around, but clarified that she was “coming out of it already”.She said: “This time, I didn’t spot the signs.