baku:

being mentally ill + suicidal at a young age (before 18) is. strange, because you grow up with this idea that one day you’ll finally snap, turn off, be brave enough to kill yourself, so you don’t really plan for the future. adulthood- further life, it isn’t for you, nor do you feel included within the future of it. it isn’t.. it isn’t part of your life plan.

and then before you know it you’re 18 and you’re an adult but you never thought you’d get this far and sure it’s great that you’re still alive you guess but also. you feel so alone + lost in a world you never expected or planned to be a part of.

chinon:

i wish issues with daily hygiene due to mental illness were talked about more. i feel like it’s the elephant in the room when it comes to symptoms of debilitating disorders.

so i’m proud of everyone who brushed their teeth, washed their face, showered, and/or put on fresh underwear today. and it’s ok if you haven’t done all or any of those (i know i’ve only done the first two); i’m still so proud of you for managing and surviving another day. keep going you’re doin good.

outcastsuggestion:

it’s easier to say “im tired” than “im so sad and lonely i feel like there’s a weight in my chest and my body is so heavy i have no energy emotionally, physically or mentally to even move from my bed”

bpdlils:

being creative and depressed at the same time is such a weird fucking feeling because yes i wanna make beautiful art and improve my skills but i also need to take this depression nap for eight hours and then cry for another four because im a failure

flowerais:

depression casts a shadow on everything. you’ll think that there’s nothing that can help, no point in living, just because of who you are. depression feeds you lies that you believe because it consumes your whole life. it makes you feel guilty because ‘other people have it worse’ so you isolate yourself, stop asking for help, because who could possibly understand? it makes you feel like a failure, it makes you endlessly compare yourself and wonder why things are the way they are, why you aren’t good enough, why you’re constantly mistreated, why you’re always sad even if there is no reason for it. and eventually you come to the conclusion that it’s your fault, life will always be like this…and there is no way you can be helped, because the enemy is yourself, so what’s the point of going on.

please listen to me. don’t listen to depression. when you’re depressed, you are not your thoughts; from other people’s perspective you could be an angel with a beautiful soul, but depression still screams that you’re useless and a failure. there are reasons to be happy, depression just hides them, so all you can see are the things wrong about your life. things could be ‘going well’ but depression still says there’s no use of living like it’s the truth. you could be loved and depression says they’re just pretending, and it gathers little thoughts and memories to convince you. but I promise, the thoughts are all lies to make you want to give up. because it is not yourself who is the enemy, it is the depression, which can be overcome and slowly defeated.

it’s not your fault. depression is an illness which can be helped even if it’s a little. please, ask for help, you don’t need a ‘reason’ to be depressed, depression is an illness and doesn’t care if your life is ‘good’ or bad. if one doctor doesn’t help, go to another one; talk to a friend or go on a therapy website because there is help out there, there is a way out and it is NOT weak to ask for help, it’s a sign of strength, and some people may never understand but others will understand perfectly. it is not weak to fight against it, it makes you strong.

it is normal to feel vulnerable, like nothing will help you, but please just try. depression is a monster and as long as you’re alive, you can be helped. once you’re out of there, the world will be different, you will see things you’ve never noticed before and it will be a thousand times easier to be happy. when you can get better, things will get easier, things will change even if it’s slow. things that saddened you before will barely affect you. you can make happy a constant theme in your life. you’ll see yourself for who you really are, the beautiful person who deserves the world. you can feel okay every day, not weighed down by heavy thoughts. so if you’re depressed, I believe in you and even if you don’t believe in yourself, please be kind to yourself and try to recover. it will be a tough journey but you can do it. you are strong enough, though you don’t see it. you can make it through. it will be worth it. I believe in you.

squareclocks:

I fucking hate it when you’re in such a fantastically giddy mood and then you see one simple little thing that makes you think, “oh” and then you just get this empty feeling in your chest and you get nauseous and the world just crumbles and you want to just lay under a blanket and close your eyes and fall asleep and never wake up.

keycchan:

sometimes when just the fucken feeling of living is a struggle, you gotta give yourself some credit for the little things

Things I never knew about depression until I finally had a doctor explain the disease to me

yemme:

thedevils-playmate:

helly-watermelonsmellinfellon:

avalugg:

xianimoon:

academicfeminist:

Depression can manifest as irrational anger.

My complete and total inability to keep anything clean or tidy for any amount of time is a symptom of my depression. I may never be able to do this. It’s important that I remember that and forgive myself when I clean something out (like my car) and it ends up trashed within a week.

Depression IS A DISABILITY. Requiring accommodations is okay.

Medications don’t make you better, they don’t cure your depression. They serve as an aid. Their purpose is to help you get to everyone else’s minimal level of functioning.

Depression can cycle through periods of inactivity. This doesn’t mean it’s gone away.

The reason I don’t feel like other people understand me is because … well … other people DON’T understand me. They can’t. They don’t have my disability.

Paranoia is par for the course.

Depression can and will interfere with your physical mobility. Forgive yourself when you can’t physically do something.

It’s entirely possible that I may never be able to live by myself. I can’t take care of myself. I need help to do it. And that’s okay.

As someone who suffers from depression and who experiences all these things as well I think this is important and needs to be reblogged.
Depression is a very difficult thing, not only for people who suffer from it, but for everyone who knows a depressed person. My family doesn’t know how to deal with it, my friends try their very best to support me and I have tried to pretend I was fine until I was in ninth grade.

Everything makes so much more sense

Depression is a disease of the brain. The brain is an organ. When organs are not functioning properly, you are advised to see a doctor and get help. So why is it so hard to understand that the brain can suffer as well, and that we need help for it?

The brain controls the body. A sick brain means a sick body.

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Shit.

Don’t disregard it as just sadness. Depression is life threatening.

706softly:

biteitwhenitssoft:

why does everyone make those relateable posts about depression meals and list stuff like, half a potato chip and forgetting eat but no one ever talks about the other half of people who overeat from depression? no one talks about gouging yourself with food the second you feel bad because somehow youre convinced food will make you feel better but it doesnt so you keep eating until it does? the weight gain? feeling sick from eating so much? eating an entire bag of chips and a whole carton of ice cream in one sitting without knowing it?? feeling even worse because youre making yourself so ill???

why does no one remember this symptom?

Because of fatphobia. Plus it doesn’t fit the “cute sad waif” side of depression that everyone keeps romanticizing.

moonlight69:

jellie-bells:

My therapist told me something meaningful yesterday, she said “It’s important to remember that when you’re depressed you have to nurse yourself and be extra gentile towards yourself. Just like an athlete wouldn’t break an ankle then force themselves to run that ankle. They rest as it heals and do not think “I am a failed athelete” they think, “right now something isn’t working so i’ll take care of myself until it does.“

Just like a broken bone, depression can change the way your daily life plays out, and pushing yourself too hard and getting frustrated when you don’t feel better is just like trying to run on that broken ankle and getting frustrated when it doesn’t heal.

Read this. Then read it again. And then save it and read it over and over when you are depressed.