“123. Normal people just don’t get what it’s like to wake up and wish you were dead.”

“124. How painful it is to say “I’m fine” to the person who’s the reason why you’re broken.”

“125. When a depressed person shrinks away from your touch it does not mean she is rejecting you. Rather she is protecting you from the foul, destructive evil which she believes is the essence of her being and which she believes can injure you.”

“126. I tell myself I don’t need anyone but the truth is, they don’t need me.”

“127. You don’t understand depression until you can’t stand your own presence in an empty room”

“128. When you choose to forgive those who have hurt you, you take away their power.”

“129. It’s not always the tears that measure the pain. Sometimes it’s the smile we fake.”

“130. I say ‘sorry’ a lot. Mostly because I feel like everything is my fault.”

“131. Everyone gets tired of me at some point. Then eventually they’ll leave. They all do.”


