breakups hurt but you know what really fucking hurts? Trying to “make it work” with someone who has proven to you time and time again that they do not give a fuck about your feelings. that hurts.
Nobody talks about how exhausting it is to live in that space between “things will get better” and “I can’t handle this anymore.” It’s like your emotions are constantly swinging, leaving you both hopeful and defeated in the same day.
Functional depression is real. You work, joke around, you show kindness, take care of people around you. But mentally you're drowning in your own thoughts but still smiling and nobody knows it