How many times have you sat back and asked yourself, why me? Why am I going through this? What is the point of this “experience?” What am I supposed to learn here?
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Category: Depression
Don’t Lose Your Passion
Have you ever sat back and thought, I’m not the person I used to be? Continue reading Don’t Lose Your Passion
Face the Mirror
Written by Jan, a guest writer
I was born paralyzed from the knee down and with other nerve damage. Depression for me came about in high school, but I believe it was more situational for me than for others. For me, I was often down because of things I couldn’t do. Continue reading Face the Mirror
Open Letter to My Depression
Hello depression. It’s been a while since you’ve reared your ugly head. I know you’re there, I can feel your presence.
I can feel the way you push my buttons, the way you force sadness unto me. You don’t like it when I see what you’re doing, but you enjoy that I can’t stop you anyway.
Hello depression, there’s something I’d like to tell you. Continue reading Open Letter to My Depression
When Desire Hurts
Do you ever want something so bad it hurts?
I mean, it physically hurts. It feels like the icy fingers of dread slowly creeping up your body. It inches its way to your heart and wraps its coldness around it. It’s like when you get a pit in your stomach, when you’re waiting for bad news….except it’s in your heart.
If I Die Today
If I die today,
Would the last words I said be cold?
Would bitterness be what’s left for people to hold?
If I die today
Could you honestly say my life was the best?
Did I go after my dreams or live in unrest?
Will Hurricane Irma/Maria Cause Suicide Rates to Increase?
Hurricane Irma has recently passed Miami. Even bigger news is how the Caribbean is doing after Hurricane Maria. Compared to the damage Maria has caused, Irma seems like childplay. This post isn’t about the refugees or the politics behind the rescue efforts. Through this all, I started wondering how different people are affected by natural disasters. Namely, how does it affect depressed people?
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