#151. When you’re depressed you don’t control your thoughts your thoughts control you. I wish people would understand this.”
#152. When I’m upset I shut myself down, I have no motivation for anything, I tell myself that nobody cares, even though I know some do. I think about all the negative things I could possibly think of. I give myself all the pain thinking I deserve it. I’m not sure why I do that, but that’s just how I am.”
#153. Having anxiety and depression is like being scared and tired at the same time. it’s the fear of failure, but no urge to be productive. It’s wanting friends, but hate socializing. It’s wanting to be alone, but not wanting to be lonely. It’s feeling everything at once then feeling paralyzingly numb.”
#154. I don’t like myself and the sad thing is I can’t remember if I ever liked myself.”
#155. What depression is really like: not showering regularly not brushing your tech regularly living in filth caring about your grades but not enough to do anything about them thinking about suicide more than graduating considering suicide whenever any problem arises tired no motivation no energy walking is so hard sometimes even talking is too much work because you’re so god damn tired laying in bed for hours because you’re too tired to move feeling nothing but sometimes everything knowing you’re not alone but still feeling alone that constant mindset of, #Who cares? I won’t be around much longer anyways.””
#156. Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.”
#157. When you suffer from depression #I’m tired” means a permanent state of exhaustion that sleep doesn’t fix.”
#158. The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow. Don’t give up!.”
#159. When depression takes over and I can’t push through it, I have to close my door and shut the world out. It’s the only way I know how to survive.”
#160. I don’t remember what it’s like to not feel broken.”
