The Ones That Know the Struggle

Wow, another blog today Sunny? Yeah, I know. Like I said in an earlier post, I've been struggling with some depression. I should note here I don't go to any type of therapy and no one actually knows about my depression. Anyway, I read a lot of fanfiction. A lot of it is romance. A common theme for some fanfics is one character is struggling with depression, they fall in love with another character, the character without depression helps depressed character, and we all live happily ever after, right? I don't think a lot of people understand the deep, psychological struggle of depression. When you're depressed, everything feels like a struggle, and you want to shut down. For some of us, it's almost a physical pain. The pain we cause to ourselves, we think we deserve it. It hurts to get out of bed, to go anywhere, do anything really. Sadly, falling in love is no remedy. Getting over depression, yes, requires love from others needs so much more. For some, it takes years. If you know anyone with depression, try to realize that something went wrong somewhere, and it's something you don't just get over. Remember, one of the worst things to say to a depressed person(voice of experience coming out over here) is they shouldn't be sad because others have it worse. If you think about it, it's like telling a happy person not to be happy because others have it better. So basically what I'm saying is depression can't be cured with romance. Check your facts fanfic writers.