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Like the creature of legend we can all arise from the ashes

There’s a kind of tired that sleep can’t fix. It’s the tired that comes from masking your pain, holding back tears, and pretending to be okay. That kind of tired deserves compassion.

Be willing to ghost the entire goddamn world for your safety, stability, & recovery if you have to.

I want to be the reason and the dream you keep chasing I want to calm your restless heart I want to be the warmth that wraps around you The gentle calm beside you I want to be your laughter As my hand wipes away your tears I will be your gentle touch In every little way

Depression isn’t always obvious. Sometimes it looks like: • Oversleeping but never feeling rested • Letting messages pile up because replying feels impossible • Staring at the wall for hours, lost in thought • Wearing the same clothes for days • Laughing with friends but

Life changes constantly. That’s the beauty of it, for even in the darkest days, the light will always come back. We can count on it, for we are our own darkness and light.

ADHD and depression together is: – 1000 tabs open in your brain. – Zero motivation, but intense guilt – Wanting to start, but staring at walls – Caring deeply but missing every message – Desperate for structure but hating rules It’s burnout. And it’s invisible to everyone but

Trauma makes you cancel plans you actually wanted to keep. Ignore texts you meant to reply to. Distance yourself from people you love. Not because you’re cold. But because your nervous system doesn’t feel safe not even in kindness. That’s the part no one sees.

Sometimes I isolate because I don’t want to dump my pain on anyone. Other times I isolate because I feel like no one would notice anyway. Both hurt. And both come from the same place — exhaustion.

Trauma made you: • Hyper-independent. • Suspicious of kindness. • Afraid of having no hope/ or afraid to have it. • Numb, then overwhelmed, then angry. • Always bracing for the worsted to happen. • Having self doubt moment that you are not worthy.

Trauma survivors rarely say “I’m struggling.” They say: “I’m just tired.” “I’ve got a lot on.” “It’s been a weird week.” They don’t ask for help. They downplay everything. Because life taught us that being honest makes people disappear.

I’m tired” can mean: I’m drained. I’m depressed. I’m overstimulated. I’m lonely. I’m emotionally done. But we say “tired” because it’s easier than explaining the pain we are suffering

Take this to heart 💚

If talking about suicide makes you uncomfortable, imagine how it feels to live with those thoughts alone.