When you are in the pit of depression only those who truly suffer from this illness will be able to even begin to imagine what you are going through.

This is not to say that someone who doesn’t suffer won’t be able to help you or be there for you.

From my experience there is nothing worse than hearing ’snap out of it’ or ‘let’s have a cup of tea’ and unfortunately sometimes that is all people seem to say.

I don’t know about you but always remember thinking since when has a cup of tea solved every body’s problems?

But the key is to not get mad or push the blame on to everyone around you.

It was so easy for me to off load all my anger on to other people when they just didn’t seem to understand.

I was so sure that they didn’t care and to be honest didn’t even want me around.

Things do take time though and it is a struggle, my very first step was learning how to smile again and truly mean it.