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In an interview with the newspaper On Time, Stratos Tzortzoglou discussed his three-year battle with depression and its profound impact on his life. He candidly shared, “I didn’t eat, drink, shower, or sleep,” revealing feelings of despair that even led him to contemplate suicide.
Do you feel that, through all you’ve endured, you have experienced more light or darkness?
Let me share a recent example. After three years engulfed in darkness due to depression, I suddenly closed off all the doors to light and refused to live. I isolated myself, neglecting food, drink, hygiene, and sleep, consumed by negative thoughts. I felt overwhelmed, unable to reach out to my son or the people who cared for me, even stepping back from a TV series I was part of. As I ran out of money, all I wished for was to be left alone, even believing my wife, Sophia, would no longer stand by me.
Did you experience such severe depression?
Yes. I felt suicidal (he hesitates).
What happened next? How did you overcome it?
Amidst all the darkness, there was a flicker of hope—a small candle illuminating my surroundings. Another distant light was my faith in God. I had a spiritual advisor, an elderly man from Rhodes, whom I would call and ask, “Please pray for me, as I can’t even do that.” My faith was strong, but at times, I lacked the strength to pray.
