"Depression tells you everything is nothing and you are nothing so why even do anything because it’s..."

“Depression tells you everything is nothing and you are nothing so why even do anything because it’s nothing and you couldn’t do it anyways, you nothing. I am trying to recognize that I can’t fix this in a day nor can I just be happy, I am trying to recognize that I can get closer to happy eventually though, I am trying to recognize that despite what depression tells you, this is not forever, I am not forever damaged. I swam out too far really late in the day and now I’ve got to swim back, one stroke at a time. I think I can at least see the sun coming up though.”

- Anaïs Mathers, the depression diaries