Most people who don’t have anxiety or
depression don’t get it. They don’t understand what
you mean when you say you cry for no reason. They think
you’re just emotional. They don’t know how it feels
to have your heart pumping out of your chest and to be short of
breath and can’t control it, or to feel like the whole
world is tumbling down on top of you and you can’t fix it.
They don’t get that anxiety & depression are both
illnesses, not a birth defect. It’s not your personality
either, it’s just taken over it. They think we like the
attention, but they have no idea how badly we want to feel happy.
To have a real smile, not a fake one. To not have to go through
the day feeling worthless. To not cry for a week straight. To
just be happy, like the average human should.