Hello everyone! :))
Can I please borrow a little of your time? I am deeply knocking into your precious hearts to ask for help.
My mom is currently suffering from Stage 4 Breast Cancer. She was diagnosed 4 years ago, but the cancer came back last May 2020 and it gotten worse.
SIGNS OF LONELINESS
1. Buying things you don't really need, hoping the excitement fills an emotional gap.
2. You speak a lot when someone actually listens to you.
3. Feeling like a burden when reaching out first.
4. Struggling to believe that people genuinely enjoy your presence.
5. You feel like no one really knows you.
6. You reread old messages or memories just to feel close to someone again.
cycling in & out of depression is so hard because I know the things I have to do to feel better: hydration, exercise, good food, getting out of the house, showering, socializing, meditation, etc. but when I’m depressed it feels impossible to do them. then the guilt & shame come.
People say “reach out.”
But many people already did.
And were ignored, dismissed, or called dramatic.
Then people act shocked
when they’re not here anymore.
The truth is,
some people were crying for help
long before they stopped speaking at all.
And silence is what killed them.
Healing in private is hard, but not everyone needs front row seats to your pain. Learn to process, pray, reflect, journal, heal… without venting to everybody. Protect your peace and your vulnerability.
I don’t think people realise how many “functioning” suicidal people they’ve met, people still go to work, still joke, still pay bills. The human mind is capable of hiding extraordinary pain.