Hard to understand

Worth loving

Sad soul

Worth loving

Too much sometimes

The little things

I'm blessed to have such supportive friends and family members.  I know that I'm lucky to have that from the people I love the most.  But it is the little things they do for me, or say to me, that make such a huge impact on my everyday life. 

This was in a text from Li:

"If you frequently lose your car keys, that's stress.  If you don't know what to DO with car keys, that's Alzheimer's."  An awesome reminder that everyday forgetfulness is totally normal.

Made my night and eased some of my fears/worries about getting Alzheimer's. 

Great perspective on asking for help

"Look, just because you ask somebody for help, it doesn't make you crazy. [It] Just means you're taking control." --the character Riley Parks on "The Client List"

"Get over it"

I wish more people would understand that depression is not just something you get over.  With depression and other forms of mental illness becoming more understood and more prevelant, that is changing but not nearly enough.  There are still many people with the mindset that those with depression just need to buck up and get over it and move past the depression.  

Depression - clinical depression - is not just feeling blue or being upset.  It is a chronic illness, an invisible disability.  It is lasting and doesn't just go away.  It is not caused by something bad or sad in my life.  It is based upon a chemical imbalance in my brain.  I have no control over it and can only do what I can to make the impact it has on my life as minimal as possible.  It is, and will be, a never-ending battle in my life.  I will always have depression and I will always have to take medication to deal with it.  (Of course, advances in medicine could find a cure for depression and there is a chance that I may someday be off my medication for good.  I'm hopeful that this will be the case someday, hopefully soon.)

I wish I could just "get over it."  That would make things a hell of a lot easier.

Stephen Fry quote

"If you know someone who’s depressed, please resolve never to ask them why. Depression isn’t a straightforward response to a bad situation; depression just is, like the weather.

"Try to understand the blackness, lethargy, hopelessness, and loneliness they’re going through. Be there for them when they come through the other side. It’s hard to be a friend to someone who’s depressed, but it is one of the kindest, noblest, and best things you will ever do."

Thanks for sharing this, Li.