IT'S DARK IN HERE

IT'S LONELY IN HERE AND THE ROOM IS FULL OF PEOPLE. ALL THE LIGHTS ARE ON, BUT STILL IT SEEMS THAT I CAN'T SEE. I HAVE TEARS IN MY EYES WITH NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. I'M UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ANYONE ELSE BUT ME. IT TAKES ALL THE ENERGY I HAVE FOR THE DAY, JUST TO MAKE IT OUT OF BED. I HAVE HAUNTING THOUGHTS OF LONELINESS RACING THROUGH MY HEAD. ALL OF MY SMILES ARE FROWNS, AND ALL OF MY LAUGHS ARE CRIES. CAN'T CONCENTRATE ON THE PRESENT, TOO BUSY WONDERING WHY. I CAN'T BE HAPPY FOR YOU, BECAUSE I'VE LOST ALL OF THE EXCITEMENT IN ME. EVERYDAY IS A STRUGGLE, AND NOBODY UNDERSTANDS. THEY ONLY KNOW HOW THEY WANT THINGS TO BE. YOU HAVEN'T BEEN IN THE PLACES I'VE SEEN, SO YOU CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT I SEE. YOU CAN'T COMPREHEND HOW THE PAST HAUNTS YOUR PRESENT, AND THE PRESENT CONTINUES TO REFLECT YOUR PAST. YOU DON'T KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO LIVE EACH DAY WONDERING IF IT WILL BE YOUR LAST. IT'S NOT INTENTIONAL TO BE HAUNTED BY FEAR, ALTHOUGH YOU THINK MY ACTIONS ARE ABOUT YOU. BUT, NOT ONCE DO I HEAR YOU SAY, "WHAT DO YOU NEED ME TO DO?" WHAT DO YOU DO TO SUPPORT SOMEONE WHO'S ACTIONS YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND? IF YOU PAST JUDGMENT BASED UPON YOUR OWN NEEDS, THEN YOU'RE NOT PART OF THE HEALING PLAN.
IT'S LONELY IN HERE AND THE ROOM IS FULL OF PEOPLE. ALL THE LIGHTS ARE ON, BUT STILL IT SEEMS THAT I CAN'T SEE. I HAVE TEARS IN MY EYES WITH NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. I'M UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ANYONE ELSE BUT ME. IF I LET YOU IN MY THOUGHTS THINGS STILL WOULD NOT BE CLEAR. I CAN'T SHED LIGHT ON MY MY INNER THOUGHTS FOR YOU BECAUSE IT'S DARK IN HERE.

DEPRESSION IS REAL, AND THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO TO SUPPORT IT, IS TO DO WHAT'S NECESSARY FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND IT. THERE ARE SOO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THINGS, THAT MAY SEEM MINOR TO YOU. EACH PERSON COPES WITH SITUATIONS DIFFERENTLY AND THE IMPACT CAN BE EVER LASTING. OPEN YOUR MIND TO WHAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. THERE ARE SOO MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE ENDED THEIR OWN LIVES BECAUSE THEY FELT SOO ALONE. DON'T LET SOMEONE YOU LOVE SUFFER ON HIS OR HER OWN. DO YOUR RESEARCH, EDUCATE YOURSELF ABOUT THE SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS. THEN DO YOUR PART AS THEIR LOVED ONE, BECAUSE NOTHING CAN HEAL IT BUT THEMSELVES AND TIME.