“This is what I like about photographs. They’re proof that once, even if just for a heartbeat, everything was perfect.”— Jodi Picoult // Lone Wolf (via qvotable)
Some people with depression
- cannot get out of bed. Some can.
- cannot keep a job. Some can.
- cannot eat. Some can.
- cannot stop eating. Some can.
- self-harm. Some don’t.
- are suicidal. Some aren’t.
- take medication. Some don’t.
- have more bad days than others
- have more support systems than others
My point is that depression is not universal and while there is a general cluster of symptoms, it manifests differently in everyone. You can’t always spot depression on the street, in the grocery store, or at them gym. Depression doesn’t always jump out at you and let you know that there’s a person who is hurting deeply. Don’t contribute to stigmatization.
“It bothers me that no one has the patience to deal with someone who is just sad.”— Emily Haines
“Nothing ever ends poetically. It ends and we turn it into poetry. All that blood was never once beautiful. It was just red.”— Kait Rokowski
