The Types of Lies My Depression Tells Me

Editor’s note: If you experience suicidal thoughts, the following post could be potentially triggering. You can contact the Crisis Text Line by texting “START” to 741-741.

Hello darkness, my old “friend” — I hate you so very much.

I can’t stand you because you steal my happiness, my sunshine, my motivation. Some “friend” you are; when you come around I want to set my brain on fire and choke on the smoke until you are gone. When you come around, you bring me down and I hate you. You are nothing good. I wish you would stay away. I need you to stay away from me, but alas, you won’t. Friend of mine, you sneak up on me like a wave, but you are always there in the back of my mind, waiting. Waiting. I feel I am nothing with you. I feel I am nothing without you as well.

Lies. Depression lies to me and tells me I am nothing without it, that I will never amount to anything — that this world would be better off without me. Lies again. I know that these are lies, but I believe these lies sometimes. I let the darkness consume me like nothing because it comes in peacefully.

Peacefully suffocating me. I don’t love depression, and I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. But fighting my depressed, anxiety-ridden, bipolar state of mind has made me a stronger person, I know it has. I might view myself as weak and “dumb” at times, but I know those are lies. I have to pick apart the fine lines that come between lies and truth and tell myself that things will get better.

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