You suck

How are you?

Fine.

(Broken. Useless. Alone. Clueless. Confused. Betrayed. Fragile. On the verge of tears. Depressed. Anxious. About to break down. Ready to give up. Pathetic. Annoying. I’m just a burden. Distant. Lonely. Bitter. Heartbroken. Lonely. Rejected. Crushed. I feel like I’m going to fall apart at any moment. Empty. Defeated. Never good enough.)

Hope whispers

When the world says “give up”, hope whispers “Try it one more time”.

Instead of killing yourself

Wait until
A year from now
Where you say,
“Holy fuck,
I can’t believe I was going to kill myself before I etcetera’d….
Before I went skinny dipping in Tennesee,
Made my own IPA.
Tried out for a game show,
Rode a camel drunk,
Skydived alone,
Learned to waltz with clumsy old people,
Photographed electric jellyfish,
Built a sailboat from trash,
Taught someone how to read
Etc. etc. etc.”
The red washing
down the bathtub
can’t change the color of the sea
at all. 

(But before you wait, get the professional help you deserve. Time doesn't always heal but a qualified doctor can help you get there.)

Tired of running

“Please don’t jump!” Jane cried.
“You can’t stop me!’” Dick proclaimed.
“But why Dick? Why?” Jane asked as she wiped a tear from her eye.
Dick’s shoulders slumped as he turned toward Jane.
“I’m tired, Jane. I run, and I run and… I don’t even know where I’m running… or why. Or even what I’m running from. I’m tired of running Jane. I can’t do this anymore. I’m sorry”

If you know someone who’s depressed

If you know someone who’s depressed, please resolve never to ask them why. Depression isn’t a straightforward response to a bad situation, depression just is, like the weather.

Try to understand the blackness, lethargy, hopelessness and loneliness they’re going through. Be there for them when they come through the other side. It’s hard to be a friend to someone who is depressed, but it is one of the kindest, noblest and best things you will ever do.
- Stephen Fry

Picture: ponderabout.com

I usually keep my sadness pent up inside...

I usually keep my sadness pent up inside where it can fester quietly as mental illness.

Whatever the world can throw at you...

You have within you right now everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.

It always rains hardest on the people, who deserve the sun.

But then again all great heroes do

And if I could tell you one thing it would be:
You are never as broken as you think you are.
Sure, you have a couple of scars, and a couple of bad memories,
but then again all great heroes do.

What is depression like?

“What is depression like?” He whispered.
“It’s like drowning. Except you can see everyone around you breathing.”

Surrounded by assholes?

Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem,
first make sure that you are not, in fact, simply surrounded by assholes.
- William Gibson