“If you are bleeding, just stop bleeding and you won’t be bleeding anymore because you stopped bleeding”.
“If you cannot see in the dark, start being able to see in the dark, and you will be able to see in the dark because you started seeing in the dark”.
“If you feel empty then stop being empty and then you won’t be empty anymore because you stopped being empty”.
That easy, huh??
Just turn it off and don’t speak of it again?
Who knew it was so simple.
I could have been happy this whole time!
If you know anyone suffering from depression, tell them you love them. You are proud. They are beautiful. You need them. They matter.
They can’t do anything with advice, besides read it and cry. Just give them a shoulder to do it on.
Blue Fences 
Beautiful wirds. Yes, a shoulder. When I lost my eyesight from cancer, and became wheelchair bound, I was in grief over it one day, and was crying. Someone told me off and said, “THIS won’t do you any goid, WILL it.” Huh? No arm around me or shoulder to cry on!
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So sorry. That person was more blind than you. Some people have such selfish attitudes toward mental illnesses. They think it’s all about them and how our problem makes them feel. It’s not about them at all, and they don’t help.
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Exactly
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Exactly. Fkn thank you.
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Absolutely right.
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So true.
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Very poignant and real. Others want us to just “get over it.” We can’t.
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This post means a lot to me, and it’s nice to be reminded there are people out there who understand that “Can’t you just cheer up a bit?” is not the best thing to hear as a depressed person…
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So true. Don’t even use words. Just reach a hand across the distance and hold them. ❤
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Well said 💙
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