Depression Is Not What You Think It Is

Depression isn’t only for those who cut themselves in the middle of the night, hang themselves with a rope, or those who throw themselves on a river of alcohol or overdosed their bloodstream in coke bearing in mind that, that is only the solution to escape the misery they are living in, that it wouldn’t get any better unless they end their life once and for all.

Well, that was depression looks like in the old times, we can clearly see how depressed a person is. But now everything has changed . We wouldn’t notice that someone who’s energetic and bubbly enough is battling his/her own demon. Now, depression hid in the depths of the ocean Titanic sank in. It is hidden behind those cheerful laughs, sweet smile and gorgeous eyes. It doesn’t anymore look like it’s written all over a person’s face. It is now called smiling depression.

I guess smiling through depression is a talent that I have acquired over the years of not knowing I already had it in the first place. It is hard to share to our loved ones what we are going through because they might misunderstand us. It’s scary to open up to people because they see you as this happy go lucky pal who always made his/her squad to tear up laughing. It’s like I shouldn’t be the one who tell my friends problem because I should be the one listening to them.

So, for those who has a smiling depression, you are not alone. You have my support and always remember no matter what you are going through always remember that you are loved. Do not let only darkness holds you, try to find the light and to be able to do that you must defeat your own demon, and only you can do that.

Depression is a disease that is not being handled well by the society. Instead of helping a depressed person he/she is being stigmatized because “society” thinks that it is a matter of choice to be depress or not. Well, honestly speaking that, it is also a choice to make. However, depression is not what you think it is. It is not easy as 123 nor memorizing the alphabet.

Because depression will cling to your soul, act as your best friend but will drag you down to the pit of a black hole, and will make you think that you are home and apparently you are not. It will brainwash you and eat you out until you feel alone and empty all at once.