hello depression, my old f(r)iend

mental illness never really does leave you alone, does it?

this is going to be a lifelong struggle. despite feeling a resurgence of symptoms i'm oddly calm. this is familiar. not comfortable, but i know how to navigate these tumultuous waters. i've been here. surely i can make it back to shore.

i didn't get put here to waste away and feel like dirt--trampled on, abused, undervalued. i'm tired of that. we all are. so i'm coosing to make the most of this blessed month and this blessed life so i can achieve the ultimate goal and purpose.

paradise.

the more i help others the more i heal. there are people around me hurting just as much. i can't let them hurt the way i do. not while i know i can do something.

i'm gonna make a difference. just you watch, depression. just. you. watch.