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Depression can laugh and joke and look glamorous. Depression can go for a run at 6 a.m. and have a successful career. Depression can go home to a perfect partner and sleep in a beautiful home.

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When someone asks me what has been bothering me, I lie. I act like the question confuses me, like there is nothing wrong at all.

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I am slowly learning it’s possible to feel okay again in the future, even though nothing is okay right now.

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I went into the new year hoping that it would be better than the last, but so far things have only gotten worse. 

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I make it through one day of hell but never have the chance to celebrate because the next day is equally as bad. 

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It takes three hours for me to get out of bed, sometimes shower, throw a hat on, cover up my dark circles, eat something and head off to school.

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No one has any idea she has been struggling, because she is doing well for herself. From the outside, it seems like nothing is wrong. 

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You have enough strength to survive without a boyfriend or a best friend.

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Feeling nothing is just as horrible as feeling too much. 

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Maybe they acted like your pain was more of a burden than anything else. Maybe they acted like they didn’t want to hear it.