Living with mental illness
Living with depression, anxiety, and PTSD can be one big suck fest. You want to be happy and it isn't easy. You have people who say get over it or you are lazy. Not what you want to hear. It just makes it worse. They say they understand and tell you what to do which upsets you even more. It can be overwhelming. Sometimes people hear us but don't actually listen. Healing isn't easy and doesn't happen at the snap of fingers. Sometimes having depression or anxiety or any form of mental illness sometimes makes us sound like a broken record. Many don't call or text first because they feel like a burden or they are bothering people. Some days we like people and other days we don't like people at all. Every person handles things differently and sometimes we fall back down the dark tunnel and can't see the light. We criticize ourselves. Don't think we deserve the best even though everyone deserves the best just like everyone deserves love. It is h...