I’ve been depressed for a long time and after a few days of discovering this subreddit, I came to the conclusion that what I’m going through is nothing in comparison to the stuff people on here talk about regarding their personal lives. Oftentimes I forget that despite my mental illness I have a functioning heart and organs, I can still pick myself up and begin to thrive again in the things I love the most.

Nothing is going to change if I just sit around and wait for life to compensate me for years of suffering because life doesn’t owe me anything. It’s sure as hell scary to change my life but I want to finally wake up and live.