TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DEPRESSED,

To all the people who are depressed,

You are not alone in what you are feeling. Nor is it your fault at all. Depression is an illness and those who don’t thing so are annoyingly ignorant.

Having someone to talk to thru  hard times is so important. Let someone in – you’ll feel better for it.

For all the people who, like me, do not often let people in, and hate lying, here are somet things to say when someone asks you the simple question How are you?

• Fine
• Not too bad
• As good as ever
• Bored, tired, busy etc.
• Happy with ____ (E.g. How are you? I’m happy with the toast I just made, it’s perfect.)

All of those subtly avoid the truth. Accept maybe the last one. I use them often.

Remember that by hiding what you’re really feeling, you’re making your problems worse. You can’t do this alone, otherwise you would have done it by now. Get help. Things can be so much better in life.

**LIZzY**