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I’ve realized something that I want to share.

I tend to be very private about some parts of my life and very vocal about other parts.

It’s weird what parts I choose to talk about and which parts I’m so ashamed of that I refuse to even acknowledge they exist to anyone outside of my head. Even with my close friends. We’ll talk about our sex lives, problems at work, problems with family, problems with each other, etc.. One thing we rarely, if ever, talk about is depression. I am depressed. I’m not like depressed all the time, it comes and goes.

My therapist suggested I try writing. So I’ve been writing lately. My last poem was one. I was very reluctant to share it with my friends or family. Hell, I didn’t even want to post it only to complete strangers. But it’s OK to talk about. I’m not the only person I know that suffers from depression, perhaps my friends can help me, and I them. But how is that going to happen if we don’t talk about it? It’s just like any other problem in my life. So that’s what I’m doing. I posted the poem online for the world to read. Even though I really don’t want to open myself up like that, I realize that for me to grow I need to open myself up like that.

Anywho, just wanted to post a little something about me and to let you all know that it’s OK to talk about your depression. And if your friends aren’t comfortable with it themselves, give them time, hopefully they’ll come around.

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