‘No one understands how I feel,’ is in all probability the most frequently thought and spoken descriptor of depression of all time, and I think that’s because it’s true. No one can truly understand how you feel because the pain you experience is unique to you. Negative emotions draw deeply from who you are and your unrepeatable set of experiences and insecurities, which is why they’re so different for everyone. Your mind’s every response is a product of experiences that are yours alone and pain routinely taps into every single one of them. It takes your whole life, and every single incidence
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