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I wanna talk about depression for second. It’s not a fun topic by any means but we need more education on this. Understanding how depressed kids feel shouldn’t be left up to a couple of counselors in school when it could easily be educated in schools across the world. (1/6)
I cannot tell you how many times my silence in high school was met with “I like you more when you’re talking” and it isn’t to the discredit of my classmates. They didn’t understand why I was acting the way I was. I didn’t truly understand it, how the fuck could they? (2/6)
“Emotional intelligence” isn’t a natural thing. I’ve been in therapy since I was like 11 years old or so and I’m just starting to understand why I feel the way I do. People my age are terrified to speak on their emotions. I’m assuming people of all ages are. (3/6)
The last thing a kid needs is for someone to tell them they aren’t loved as much when they’re sad. It will stick with them until the day they die. “Your worth to me is based on whether or not you make me laugh” is a curse that haunts me. Because now my worth is based on that(4/6)
That idea has shaped me. I’m not mad at anyone for that, but I fear that idea isn’t unique to me. How many kids hear that? How many kids say that because they don’t understand? That’s my point. Teach kids to understand others emotions and their own. Raise my taxes for that. (5/6)
I’ve always loved to entertain, but now I feel chained to it. And don’t feel bad if you were that person egging someone out of depressive episodes. Just work on it moving forward. Thank you for reading that. And if you felt that? Love you homie let yourself have peace. (6/6)
