Tear the petals off of you.

My point is that depression is not universal and while there is a general cluster of symptoms, it manifests differently in everyone. You can’t always spot depression on the street, in the grocery store, or at them gym. Depression doesn’t always jump out at you and let you know that there’s a person who is hurting deeply. Don’t contribute to stigmatization. 

“When we started, and were playing in pubs, I wasn’t the singer….I was the drunk rhythm guitarist who wrote all these weird songs. We went through about five different singers - they were fucking useless, basically, I always ended up thinking, ‘I could do better than this’..I mean, I hated my voice, but I didn’t hate it more than I hated everyone elses voice….So I thought, ‘if I can get away with that, I can be the singer.’ I’ve worked on that basis ever since.”

Rest in peace.

Debbie Harry and Joan Jett c. 1976

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