Things I've Learned About Depression
Added 2024-12-10 03:58:45 +0000 UTC
Despair is a liar. There is always hope, and you will find it in love.
Isolation breeds suicidal ideation. Secrets breed isolation. Sharing secrets brings healing.
Shame will kill you sooner than grief will.
A good medical team is worth its weight in antidepressants.
When you know you have no strength left, look deeper. It’s right there waiting for you to finally acknowledge that you’re a hero.
Suicide is not selfish. It’s a normal response to intolerable suffering.
Suicide is myopic. It cannot tell the truth any more than despair can.
Trying to survive depression without medication and a therapist is like trying to survive a tsunami by clinging to a blade of grass.
Selflessness and depression go together like fuel and fire. Every day you don’t ask for help buys you another week of distress. Survival requires you to be selfish enough to pick up the phone.
Love knocks before it enters. To experience the compassion of loved ones, you must answer the door.
