I really do think we underestimate how many people are hanging on by a single, fraying thread, and how, some days, the only things saving them from the abyss are the small comforts of a TV show that feels like home, a book that tells you you’re not alone, or a pet that needs you.
HEARTWARMING: #Bills Josh Allen remembered a special needs fan and hugged him.
Fan: “I was like you’re not gonna remember who I am”
Josh: “ I can’t forget you, brother, how’s the golf game?”
Fan: “Sometimes good, sometimes sht”
JA: “Me to”
PRECIOUS.
A retiring Spirit Airlines captain was supposed to fly his final flight before the company went under. Southwest manages to give him a ride home and gave him the retirement ceremony he deserves.
Depression doesn’t always look like sadness.
Sometimes it’s:
Constant brain fog.
Leaving laundry in the machine for 3 days.
Not remembering the last time you laughed.
Saying “I’m fine” and meaning “I’m drowning”..
Feeling exhausted from doing nothing.
Crying when no one’s around.
Wanting connection but isolating anyway.
This is what depression can really look like for many of us..
The memory loss from deep depression and trauma is not talked about enough. People assume you're being dramatic but they don't understand that when your mind is in survival mode. It stops recording life the way it used to. Your brain isn't malfunctioning it's protecting you.
BREAKING - KISS cofounder Gene Simmons says it is time for celebrities like Ben Stiller and Mark Ruffalo to “shut the f*ck up.”
“People work hard for a living, and they don’t want to be lectured by people who live in mansions and drive Rolls-Royces. It’s time to shut up.”