It's pretty stupid, i guess, but because it's so hard to actually open up about depression and stuff, i find myself wishing that someone would actually NOTICE that i'm not okay, because it would mean that someone is paying attention, that they care. but then i get scared and don't want to burden anyone with my issues so i act like i'm fine even when people ask if i'm okay. //idk where i'm going with this, i just had to vent i guess. sorry. -RA
This isn’t stupid at all. This is actually exactly how I felt when I was in the deepest depths of my depression. I was too afraid to talk to anybody about it. So I kept my mouth shut, and just hoped that someone would care enough to notice. But that plan ended up backfiring on me. Because I kept everything inside and kept everything a secret, things got worse and worse until it all became too much and I ended up attempting suicide.
Please don’t make the same mistake I did, love. Please reach out for the help you need and deserve. Don’t wait for people to notice and say something, because by then it may be too late. Oftentimes people notice very early on, but they are too afraid to say anything or they talk themselves out of it. That’s what happened to my friends. They noticed that there was something wrong. They saw the cuts on my arms, they noticed that I slept the majority of the day. But they were too afraid to bring it up to me, too afraid to face reality. They went into denial and convinced themselves that if something was seriously wrong, I’d tell them. And then since they didn’t say anything to me, I assumed they didn’t notice and that they didn’t care, which just deepened my depression. See how much of a vicious circle that is?
I don’t mean to talk about me so much. I just see so much of my old self in what you wrote, and I really don’t want you to make the same mistakes I did. You won’t burden anyone with your issues, love. If they truly love and care about you, they will be so grateful that you trusted them enough to confide in them. They will be so happy that you told them so that they can properly help you! They can’t help you if they don’t know what is going on. Things most likely won’t get better if you don’t reach out for help!