Depression for Dummies

Depression — a fucked up way of realizing reality isn't so perfect.

Rule #1: (Just for those of you who are really that idiotic) If someone says: "I'm fine"...Yeah. They're not fine.

Rule #2: If someone jokes about killing themselves... just slap them. One big ass pop to the face. Like honestly, you'll do us all a favor.

Rule #3: (Listen close, this one's important.) Depression is no one's fault.

Not your mum's, not yours, not your family members. Not even Bill Nye the Science Guy. He really messed my childhood up.

Okay, now that we've gotten that out of the way, if you came here thinking I was going to write a sad poem about some depressed maniac killing themselves so you feel a little better or worse, no. That's not what's going to happen here, so you might as well leave.

For those of you that have some compassion and are willing to listen, please, do stay.

Depression is a mental disorder that can invade the mind, usually starting in early or late teens and carrying out into adulthood if not treated properly. Now, that's the real outlook on it. If you want to see the feeling part, go ahead and read the next paragraph. If not, skip it.

Depression feels lonesome. Some people have it so little that they can barely feel it. Some are less fortunate. The feeling can get so strong that you feel literal pain in your chest and your eyes could start to tense due to massive amounts of tears. It's lonely, tiresome, scary, angry, crazy, etc. It's a hell of a roller coaster, if you ask me. Suicide will come into the mind many times. Some even get close to ending their life if they get too overworked. Others, well... they get overworked. Depression comes with anxiety, the feeling of terror because of future or past events, or events that might not even happen, but just the thought of them makes your mind race. It can come with self-consciousness, which is when everything you do, everything you wear, everything you say makes you feel like you're doing something wrong because of what other people think about you.

As obviously known, depression can lead to people taking their lives, also known as suicide. Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in teens because teens can be crazy and wild. We've all been there. One wrong move and they feel like their world is crashing even though it's obviously not and things will get better over time.

Now, if you are depressed, I just want to say that it WILL get better. I'm not one for emotional and inspirational speeches, but I've been there and on the brink of death. I've learned my lesson the hard way and I hope you can learn yours from this. It WILL get better. YOU will get better. Just keep pushing through and you'll make it.

Now that all that lovey dovey shit is out of the way, I'd like to say that I'm done for now. It's my first little writing on here and I guess we'll see how it goes. I just hope I can let people see how fucked up some people can be and it's not even their fault.

Good day everyone.