I was inspired to write this post yesterday when my friend casually told us that she suffered from depression. I had no idea. And I just thought it was really unfair, call me silly but I was really upset about it because I didn't think it fair (even though I like to believe that life is fair) that someone so beautiful and amazing suffered from such a terrible disease.
I for a long time was a person who thought depression was a disease that was caused by something. I mean, it can be. But depression is not necessarily caused by an event. This is what I understand about depression. Depression is when your body sends chemicals flowing through your body that make you sad or anxious or other things like that when you don't want to. It's your body literally making your emotions out of your control. A person with depression can have a million reasons to be happy and even be completely aware of that and still not feel happy. Their body is giving out chemicals that make them feel sad for absolutely no reason. That's why depression is indeed a literal disease; it's your body doing something that makes it unable to function properly.
Luckily, a lot of people have learned how to deal with this disease. It's not easy, but they've found a way to get through every day. I'm really proud of my friend, and all my other friends who have this disease.
And another reason I wanted to write this post, is I was just thinking about all the things I wasn't sure she was aware of, or people who suffer from mental illnesses such as this one may not know. Things that people may have never been told. I know that these statements cannot cure a disease. But maybe they can do something.
Did you know that God loves you? I don't know, I just feel like a lot of people aren't aware of that. Because He does. And you were given this illness. I don't know why, but God does. God gave you that disease for you. He has something planned for you, I don't know what, but I know that it's not all lost because you suffer from an illness, and a lot of other people know that too. There are people that are surviving every day like that. You can too.
My dear friends, you are a light in my life. It's something I don't say out loud, but I wish you knew that because it's so true. I would be nothing without you, and a lot of people can say the same.
Love ya, mean it!
--Lizzo
