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Depression (Part One) The Smile That Hides the Storm.
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22 days agoShe smiled in every picture, laughed in every gathering, and replied to every message with “I’m fine.”
But deep down, she was not fine.
Her nights were silent wars between her thoughts and her heartbeat.
She had mastered the art of pretending, of saying “I’m okay” when her soul was screaming for help.
Depression doesn’t always look sad. Sometimes, it wears makeup. Sometimes, it’s in the person who makes everyone laugh, yet goes home to cry alone. It’s in the strong ones who keep showing up, even when they feel like disappearing.
People think depression is just sadness. It’s not. It’s emptiness. It’s feeling lost in a world that keeps moving. It’s waking up tired, even after sleeping all night. It’s losing interest in what used to make you happy.
If you’ve ever been there, you know how heavy it feels — like you’re drowning quietly while everyone else is breathing fine.
But here’s the truth: you are not weak for feeling broken. You are human, and being human means sometimes falling apart before you rise again.
Your feelings are valid. Your pain is real. And even if no one understands it right now, healing is still possible.
You can start small — talk to someone, breathe, write, pray, cry if you must. It’s okay to not have it all together. What matters is that you don’t stop trying.
Depression is not the end of your story. It’s just a dark chapter that will one day make sense when the light finally returns.
If this spoke to you, share it — someone out there might need these words today. Let’s remind each other that healing starts when we stop pr
etending we’re fine. 💛