What is depression?? Heres the Answer š
Depression is not feeling down for an hour out of your day. It's not something to be ashamed of but It's not beautiful.
Depression is being on the brink of tears because you dropped your glass of water. Itās not having the urge to clean up the mess, rather you fall on the floor and cry.
It's feeling safety in not brushing your hair for weeks at a time.
Depression is one extreme to another, you're either so high with happiness or so down that you doubt the world will have colour again.
Depression and panic attacks can hit you at home, at a birthday party, shopping mall, or even in the middle of class.
Some days are good, great in fact, and you almost feel like youāre better. Then something small, a look from someone or a memory, can turn you into a mess.
People will ask why are you crying? What's wrong? And the only answer you can give is āI don't know but I'm alright."
There will be days where you roll out of bed and you'll have black under your eyes from yesterday's mascara. Itās there because you didn't have the energy to take your makeup off the night before.
Everyone will tell you that it will get better... and you dream of when it will be. Some days I swear I can feel the sun radiating happiness through my body, and then other days I feel nothing and everything all at once. Depression is not easy or a quick fix.
Depression doesn't just hit the ākids with bad upbringingsā. You can have a very privileged background with parents who love you unconditionally, parents who give you anything and everything you could want. But some bad things can happen, planting a seed for you to carry for life.
Your friends and family encourage you to talk to them when youāre having an episode. But how can you do that when itās 3 am in the morning?
Depression is not fun, it's not a game, and it's not a quirk to add to your personality because you think it's cool. Depression is serious and ugly and affects so many people. Depression doesn't just disappear, you don't suddenly wake up and decide not to feel hopeless.
Itās okay to cry. Itās okay to be weak. You're not bulletproof, you're human. You're capable of getting hurt. Feel the emptiness. Figure it out. Savour each tear. Grieve. Cry your heart out and ruin your mascara. Stop pretending. Unmask yourself. Breakdown if you are tired. Break.
Get lost in the what you've been battling inside. You are hurt. ADMIT IT. Stop pretending that youāre okay for the first time. And let the curve in your face be sadness rather than smiles. Let it all out. Cuss if you want. Itās fine. Be miserable. With time, everything will be okay.
And after, go on with your life. Leave the pain to those tears you have shed. Let the memories remain but grow with them not for them. Smile. Smile the real smile,. Be okay. Be fixable. Be happy. Live againš. š
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@Goose11 Hey Goose! Thank you so much for this fabulous post! Sometimes it's not what others think but what we believe that matters. This was one of the most beautiful things I have ever read. There is nothing I would disagree with more than everything you said. It is something that I found very moving, something that actually explains more about what depression is about. It's definitely alright to cry and to admit the truth, and I do believe that things do get better, as you very eloquently put it. Thank you for putting so much time and effort into writing this post. You are truly wonderful!
Small steps, everyday. ā”
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awesome post Goose! š¦
You really did describe how depression feels and it's so detailed! Thank you for working hard on this! :)) ā¤ļø