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Bob Talk

I guess today isn't about anime or mangas. It's more of a rant.

I was thinking all day about depression and how it affects people. Like, someone may look completely fine on the outside. Nothing wrong at all. They smile, laugh and act like everything is normal. But we can never know how they feel on the inside. Maybe they just want to scream all day, maybe they just wish for horrible things to happen to themselves. What's worst is when they finally open up to someone and people say stuff like, "Really? You don't look depressed."

And then they get accused for being ungrateful like its their fault they don't feel good about themselves. I really hope that if anyone opens up to you about their feelings, you don't push them away. Honestly sometimes you just have to listen. They have an illness. Not an attitude problem.

Just like you can't see heartbreak, you can't see depression. You feel it. And unless you yourself are depressed, you won't know how much of a hell it is.