![]() Miles has since followed up with another post saying she’s amazed her tattoo has sparked a global conversation on depression and hopes the discussion will continue. I would not be where I am without you.Her Facebook post has been shared over 327,000 times, liked 403,000 times and received over 37,000 positive wishes and comments discussing mental illness issues. **Also, THANK YOU to the ones who have helped me in this battle. “I think the saddest people always try their hardest to make people happy because they know what it’s like to feel absolutely worthless and they don’t want anyone else to feel like that.” I want to help people who feel the way I have-and still do-because it’s hell. Maybe this is part of why I am so interested in psychology. I may only be one person, but one can save another…and that’s all I could really ask for. You’d be surprised by how many people YOU know that struggle with depression, anxiety, or other mental illness. This forces me to talk about my own struggle, and why the awareness of it is important. That’s why I got this tattoo they are great conversation starters. If it’s such a huge issue, why aren’t we having this conversation about it? Mental illness is not a choice and will likely hit everyone at some point in their life. We care so much for our physical health, but hardly a thing about our mental state. Mental illness is serious, but so shamed in our society. This is one of the most difficult things to open up about because it’s extremely hard for me to feel vulnerable…but this needs to be talked about. To me, depression is the days that I feel sad for no reason.ĭepression is the mornings that I don’t feel capable of getting out of bed.ĭepression is the sleeping too much, or sleeping too little.ĭepression is the homework that I never completed, simply because I didn’t feel like I was capable.ĭepression is the break downs I have over absolutely nothing.ĭepression is the eating too much, or eating too little.ĭepression is the nights I begin to cry because I feel so overwhelmed, even though everything is going right.ĭepression is the 50 pounds I carry in my chest at all times.ĭepression is the need to constantly be distracted (being on social media, playing video games, watching movies or shows, or working all the time) because I can’t trust myself with my thoughts for longer than 3 minutes.ĭepression is the friendships that have suffered because of my inability to function.ĭepression is the hurtful thoughts and actions I have towards myself.ĭepression is the tears I have because I don’t know why I feel so worthless, when I know I should feel happy. It reminds me that people who may appear happy, may be at battle with themselves. When everyone else sees it, they see “I’m fine,” but from my viewpoint, it reads “save me.” To me, it means that others see this person that seems okay, but, in reality, is not okay at all. I feel that my leg was the best place for the meaning behind it. ![]() And in all honesty, I believe it was a problem for quite a while before that, but I think it just got worse to the point of hardly functioning. Last year, I was diagnosed with depression. ![]() I am ready to have a conversation about my mental illness. Today, I am coming out with something that only few of you know. (Dear mom and dad, please don’t kill me over this permanent choice.
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