there’s a really painful kind of loneliness in being the person who notices everything, understands everyone, gives people grace, and still somehow ends up feeling emotionally unseen
Be careful with people who have HIGH FUNCTIONING DEPRESSION. Let me explain:
1. They get up, get dressed, go to work, and cry in silence when nobody’s watching.
2. They check on everybody else, but don’t feel safe asking for help themselves.
3. Their smile is practiced, their “I’m fine” is automatic, their breakdowns are private.
4. They appear to be okay, give solid advice, and hold everybody down, but when the world gets quiet, their thoughts get loud.
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I'm really worried about my ginger cat T-T one emergency vet visit and a special food later and I will have to follow up in two weeks before I know anything.