A Bookmark For Depression
A Bookmark for Depression At the time of writing this, I’m one two three weeks deep into a depressive episode- one of my longest and deepest yet, and I’m struggling to make sense of the world and of myself. I started to write these diary-like entries a week ago as a bookmark for my depression, and also to try and maintain some semblance of purpose for myself. Writing has always been therapeutic for me but especially in difficult times I find myself pouring my inner thoughts out onto the page as a way to handle uncomfortable feelings and to better understand what is happening around me. - Thursday 03-07-25 I have experienced many depressive episodes in the past but still have no idea how to navigate them. I currently believe that this will never end, and I’ll be doomed to a life of suffocation and unending melancholy. This, I am told, is of course impossible. I know depression ebbs and flows but each time I am plunged into its waves, I become convinced I will for...
