Oh how I love this lyric. It shows that even though you're in pain; and even if it's only a small improvement; even if it's a baby step in the direction of recovery, that is enough; at least you're healing. Slowly, but surely.

A wound is painful when it is inflicted. Even as it heals it still looks painful, but it is healing. That's what I feel about depression.

It is a wound that heals. It still seeps, it still looks painful, it sometimes still is if people press on it (or trigger you), but you can heal. You can feel whole again (read my post about feeling "broken" here).

I don't believe in the whole "just be happy" thing. It's nincompoop (just sayin').

But I do believe we can be positive. WAIT. I'm not saying we can be happy, not at all, I don't believe that we can "just snap out of it", but I believe sometimes, we can choose how we react to life. We can still feel pain, and our pain is still valid, but we can keep perspective. Ah, yes. That's the word I'm looking for. . .perspective.

Don't lose sight of happiness, light, and joy.

Don't let depression cloud your judgement and darken your skies consistently. . .because happiness and hope are ahead. Believe me. Please. I've been in a similar position to where you are. The darkness doesn't last forever.

Hold in there. Good things do and will happen to you. I just know it.

I'm here for you. There are others out there who are there for you. You're important. You're priceless. Don't give up just yet, things get better and you should be alive to see it.

Chin up, stand tall, you're going to be okay. . .

Brooke x

This is a lyric from P!NK's song "Just Give Me A Reason" and I love it.

For those with depression, we can often feel "broken" and not just broken at that, but like we're broken beyond repair. We can feel like there's something wrong with us because we don't seem to "work" the way other people do.

We're not as happy.

We don't seem as capable of doing everyday things as they are.

We can feel like there's a constant stormy cloud in our skies, whilst others' seem crystal blue with just the perfect amount of sun.

But you know what? None of us are broken beyond repair. We are all "fixable" for we are not broken, just bent. And we may have creases, scars, lines that will remain with us as we bend back straight-ward, but they just show to us what we have overcome. And how amazing that is.

On the note of bending back straight-ward and having creases and all that jazz. . .just know that you may not be the same as you were before your depression hit, and that's okay. New and greater things are in store for you.

If this (the depression) has been a life long thing, you may feel as if you don't know who you are without the pain, and that's okay, but remember. . .

You are so much more than your depression. Do not let it define you.

You have depression, it is a part of you, but it is not all of you. You have talents, personality, ambitions, even if they're buried deep inside you. I know you can find them.

Remember. . .

You're not broken. . .you're just bent, but you can learn to live again (see what I did there??!)

Chin up, stand tall, you're going to be okay, I love you. . .

Brooke x

Binge Eating Disorder: The most common eating disorder...the most common characteristics are...

• frequently eating an abnormal, excessive amount of food
• hiding your binges + evidence from those around you
• feeling out of control once the binge starts
• feeling shameful about the amount of food eaten
• feelings of depression + helplessness 
• rapid weight gain (although not typically overweight)

Trigger warning for those with an ED. Read on at your own risk.