You are NOT A BURDEN if you are sad often. You are NOT A BURDEN if you are living with constant anxiety. You are NOT A BURDEN if you need a lot of reassurances. You are NOT A BURDEN if you reach out for help. You are NOT AN BURDEN if you are fighting with your negative thoughts.
Functional depression is a real thing. You work, joke, make people happy, and take care of your family, yet mentally, you’re drowning in your own thoughts.
i didn’t lose them suddenly. it was small things. slower replies. less effort. conversations that felt like they were barely holding on. and i stayed through all of it, hoping it would go back to how it was, even though deep down i knew it wouldn’t.
you ever sit there and realize you weren’t asking for too much, you were just asking someone who never planned on giving it. and somehow you still made yourself feel like the problem for wanting something basic.