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Get up, because we’ve got work to do. Get out of bed, get dressed, brush your teeth, and let’s go. 

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There is one thing I’d like you to know.
If you feel like this pain will never end,
understand that this is never your permanent abode.

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I had not been living, I had been surviving for most of my life.

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I sincerely hope that you never know what it’s like to wake up in the morning and literally not be able to get out of bed. I hope you never think about how much easier it would be to never wake up again.

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I learned that a mental illness does not care who you are or what your life situation is. It will strike you when you least expect it, and it will keep you in the ground if you let it.

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My friends don’t see the sheer energy it takes to drag myself out of bed every morning. 

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The difference this time is that I’ve seen the clear skies before. I know that on the other side of a downpour is a beautiful sight worth seeing.

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Trigger warning: Suicide, depression Perfection almost got the better of me. Seventeen years ago, I was so hopeless that I set a date for my suicide. I am not the only one.

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Depression is good at making the simplest of tasks draining.

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I tried explaining everything to you, but how do I get you to listen?