You Can Beat This.

So today was Tumblr's "Wear your heart on your sleeve day." Of course I participated. It was for preventing depression, self harm and suicide. Well, a lot of my friends and I did it. I was proud of them. What pissed me off though was this one girl, who is normally really sweet to me, said that she thought people that self harmed and were depressed were stupid. I bit my tongue, and it was probably for the better because I may have said several things that were to be regretted. I'm pretty open with my life now, and I'll tell you that I'm on Anit-Depressants for depression as well as to keep my Anxiety under control. I'll tell you that I used to cut. I'll tell you all of that. Yes, it is really really stupid to feel that way, but that doesn't mean that you can help it. I participate in so many of those things because it hits really hard with me. I just want people to know that you can overcome it, and you can beat it. I want people to know that you're not stupid. I want them to know that it's okay to tell someone, and to get help. It took over a year for me to finally reach out and say "I can't do this on my own anymore." And let me tell you, it was hard, but I'm so glad that I took that step. It has helped me in so many way. I am here for any of you that read this. If you feel that way, please tell me, I'll understand if you don't want to, but I'm just saying that I want you to get better because we all deserve to get better and be happy. I'm learning how to be happy again and it's the best feeling that I've had it a long, long time. So no. No. Depression, Self-Harm, and Suicide is not stupid. It's real. And you can beat it. I promise you that.