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Announce that you are in control of your story, and when you do, your light will be a beacon of strength that replaces any destruction the darkness left in its wake.

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Remember that your happiness depends on no one else, only your own recollection of the fact that you deserve the world.

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You don’t know how to tell friends you aren’t interested in hanging out, even though you don’t have any other plans, because you would rather sit by yourself in an empty room.

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Everything is just a little harder and my head is just a little foggier. Maybe weeks pass like this, but it feels like years. My behavior changes ever-so-slightly—I barely notice the shift.

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And I’ll cry tomorrow.

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It’s because your relationship with God is weak.

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It’s knowing you don’t stand a chance next to their battle with addiction. 

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It’s a scary thing, feeling depressed with a newborn baby.

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When feeling dull or weary, drink water. Maybe you won’t feel it immediately, but drinking enough water will help increase your energy levels.

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Sometimes when my walls are crashing in, and I have no idea what I’m doing, or who I am, and the world is caving in, I have to remind myself I have depression.