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You're Not Alone and You're Going to Be OK: Encouragement for those that battle depression and other mental health issues - Part 1

3/13/2023

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           Depression and suicidal thoughts are no joke. It can make you believe that life is hopeless and pointless. It’ll make you question your worth, and convince you that no one would miss you if you were gone. Depression can be like a cloud that doesn’t lift and makes you numb to pretty much everything and everyone in your life. There will be days when you are curled up in the fetal position in bed not having the energy or the motivation to even get up to brush your teeth. Or it can make you feel like you’re in a foggy daze, where even the thought of making yourself breakfast, doing your hair, or going to work is too exhausting to even think about. There are days when you literally feel like you want to die, lay in bed and cry, or just sleep. All. Day. Long.
                 I know. Because I’ve been there too.
       Everyone’s story is different. And the way depression and other mental health issues affect you may be different as well. Whether it’s from a chemical imbalance in your brain, the result of emotional abuse convincing you of these horrible thoughts, or just Seasonal Affective Disorder caused by a lack of vitamin D from inadequate sunlight exposure. The truth is still and will always be the same- especially on those days that you physically can’t feel it, see it, or believe it.
            You are worth SO MUCH more than you know; and you have SO MUCH more to offer than you think. This is not all there is for you. The depressed, hopeless, negative way you’ve felt today, yesterday, or any other day in the past or future is not where you are meant to be in life. They do not define you and your existence. It is not your lot in life to walk in this dark fog forever.
            There IS HOPE and there IS HELP and you are worth every second of it. Because you are LOVED and you MATTER- mental health issues and all. Please don’t give up on yourself!
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    Tiffany Grand is an author, songwriter, journalist and mental health advocate. She's the Managing Editor and owner of Femmespire Magazine and has a heart for encouraging people through the arts, media, and community service. Follow her on Twitter & Instagram @TiffanyGMedia

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