This is what depression looks like

THIS IS WHAT DEPRESSION LOOKS LIKE: Depression is not feeling down for an hour out of your day. It's not something to be glorified. It's not beautiful. Depression is being on the brink of tears because you dropped your glass of water. It’s not having the urge to clean up the mess, rather you fall on the floor and cry. It's feeling safety in not brushing your hair for weeks at a time. Depression is one extreme to another, you're either so high with happiness or so down that you doubt the world will have colour again. Depression and panic attacks can hit you at work, in your car, at a birthday party, shopping centre, or even at a club. Some days are good, great in fact, and you almost feel like you’re better. Then something small, a look from someone or a memory, can turn you into a mess. People will ask why are you crying? What's wrong? And the only answer you can give is ‘I don't know but it's nothing new’. There will be days where you roll out...