I've never been (Un)happier

by Shaheen Bhatt

‘Think positively.’ /‘You have to want to get better.’ /‘You’re only doing this for the attention.’ /‘You’re just being lazy.’ /‘You aren’t even trying to pull yourself out of it.’

negative emotions have no place in a public domain.

depression is nothing to be judged or ashamed of.

I’ve learned over the years there’s a big difference between wishing you were dead and wanting to kill yourself.

People who are depressed abuse substances in an attempt to free themselves of depression, and in doing so damage their lives to the extent that they become further depressed by the wear-and-tear it causes.