Nobody likes you when you're depressed.
Plain and simple. We can talk all day about mental health and how important it is, but the moment you are depressed, people start to distance themselves. They see you as negative, a burden, and someone too heavy to handle.
2025 year recap:
jan - suffer
feb - suffer
march - suffer
april - suffer
may - suffer
june - suffer
july - suffer
aug - suffer
sept - suffer
oct - suffer
nov - suffer
dec - suffer
Suicidal thoughts can hide behind:
I’m just tired.
I’m fine.
I don’t want to talk about it.
Masking becomes a skill when you’ve learned your pain makes others uncomfortable.
But silence doesn’t mean safety.
Check on the people who joke too much,
who isolate,
who overwork,
who carry everything alone.
Their smile might be a shield.