Depression is not a joke.
At what point, did it become the norm to snicker, and mubbble under your breath about people who are truly hurting, not just 'hurting' but emotinaly, physically and mentaly hurting?
When did it become socially acceptable to joke about someone who is dealing with depression. Depression is not a joke, nor is it something to take lightly. Depression comes in many forms, and emotions. It's not something you can just sweep under the rug, while patting someone on the back saying "It will be ok." or "Your just being emotional"
Until you've walked in the shoes of someone who deals with this keep your snide remarks to your self. If you have someone in your life battling this, please be patient with them. Love them unconditionally because they are not broken, there is nothing wrong with that person. They are still human, and they need love too. To those of you out their dealing with this, things will be rough, and there will seem like there's no better days coming. Just know, even in times that you feel truly alone, you are not. Somewhere out there, is someone feeling what you are feeling. And know that there are people who are here for you. You are never truly alone.
An excerpt from Mikayla
"The bravest thing I've ever done is continuing to live when I wanted to die. Depression is more than " smile everything is gonna be okay" or " other people have it worse". Depression is more than get dressed up, slap on some makeup and go out to get your mind off things. Depression is more than just a sad feeling for a few days, its months. Depression is not a joke, it's not a "phase" a teenager is going through. It's crying until your face swells. It's laying down at night with your mind going 100 miles per minute and not being able to sleep. It's being in a crowd of people and feeling alone. It's having to take medication to function like a normal person. It's hard. I believe the hardest thing about depression is dealing with the people who don't understand it. I just want everyone to know that's battling this mental illness, that you're so brave & beautiful. I may not even know you personally but I want you to know you're not alone and I love you. It's hard, believe me I know how hard it's is but no matter how low you feel at this very moment, you're gonna be okay. Coming from someone who has felt at the lowest of the low, please believe me. God loves you, I love you and I will always be here to try and help you through it. { john 8:12 }