Not because I'm no longer depressed - although I've made a lot of progress, and because of that, I no longer feel like this community and the others like it are beneficial to me.

In my darkest hours, it's been great to seek support among people who understand how bad it gets. But now, when I'm trying to look forward to the future and build myself up again, being here doesn't help. It reminds me of the worst times of my life.

Wallowing in the sadness no longer feels good, nor safe. And I'm posting this to challenge the overwhelming hopelessness and the cognitive bias that forms in groups like this when it feels like nothing ever gets better, for anyone.

It can. Life is not static. It changes. I hope one day each and everyone of you also gets tired of the overwhelming darkness and can find it in themselves to claw their way back to the sunlight.

(disclaimer: this might sound ridiculous to you if you're in a deep crisis. I know it would've sounded pretentious and fake to me too at a certain time.)