From an old facebook note I wrote several years ago. While I'm unable to write, I figured I would share something I've already written...
"Who does depression hurt? Everyone."
I hate those ads. But it's true. My depression does not only affect me, it affects everyone I know and love. I am not myself when I'm depressed, and that impacts those close to me (and even those not so close to me!). I used to hate it when people would tell me I always seem so down on myself in my facebook posts, or that I cry all the time. I hated it because I didn't like the implication that there was something wrong with me, that I wasn't acting the way I should. And so I brushed it off.
