please don’t make people with depression feel guilty for their lack of interest in things or their inability to motivate themselves please and thank you goodbye
#when i was age... 15? 16? i was missing school three days a week (due to undiagnosed celiac disease but that's another story) #the drive to school was 45 minutes long and we had to leave at 06:30am ON THE DOT or we'd be yelled at by dad for the entire journey #and on mondays my sister took sailing class so we wouldn't get home until like 8pm... and i could barely handle school #let alone being out of the house and forced to do things for 14 hours. but even still due to the long hours i was booked in for some kind of #therapy thing after school on mondays. and guys i was beyond exhausted. BEYOND exhausted. i was dead inside and outside and i barely #have any memories of that time because i was so depressed and exhausted and stressed and being yelled at all the time because of it #but i had to go to these sessions and this guy would try and get me to write down ''things i am passionate about'' and 'what i want in life' #but i stared at him saying nothing for an hour every week. and handed back blank sheets of paper. and everyone was so mad at me #for Not Even Trying. and they didn't diagnose my depression or my celiac disease - they diagnosed me with Not Caring and Bad Teenager #even now i cannot comprehend how all these adults were professionals and teachers and parents and couldn't see a sick person as sick #* #important things #mental health #depression #text posts #about me