I don’t know how to express what I’m feeling. It’s something I’m so used to, yet whenever I’m hit with it it’s all new to me.I suppose I’m lost. But lost is such a distant, estranged word in my mind. Drifting is more accurate, though I feel too attached to the ground to be floating away. I’m far into reality where things are overbearing and the pressure gets heavy to the point of...

This is for all of the hopeless people out there, because there are so many:It’s not over. You’re in a place right now where the darkness is overbearing. All of your feelings have left you, or you’re being eaten alive by them. It’s taken your strength away from you so you’re left stranded with nothing except the wanting to end it.Don’t. Because as much as you’re lonely, as much as...

A lot of people are missing people; it’s all about the past. I don’t blame you. Remember that the past is what happened, and what is going to happen can be a lot better than what you had. Try not to dwell so much on memories because it takes away from others you can make. I’ve found that it’s much more rewarding to move on. You can look back, but try not to go back with too much sorrow or...

This is a speech I wrote about my depression last year. It was for Diversity Day- a day against bullying and helping troubles kids:I’m Jen Mandeville and I’m 16. I’m one of millions of kids who have suffered from chronicle depression.My cousin, my aunt, and my mother suffer from bipolar. Most of my family members have suffered from depression. I was bound to be next in line.I was six years...