Beaten Down Feelings and Invalidated Pain
Depression doesn't care about your social standing, your grades, your home life or how well off you are. Depression can surface unexpectedly and without warning to those it decides to infect. And yet, people have the audacity to believe it can only be present in a certain type of people. If you don't fit the bill, you must be lying or going through a "phase." I'm here to tell you that's total bullshit. I was always the perfect child. I have a loving family and a good home life. Family Portrait by Leah Dile Never did drugs, always on time, never skipped class, stayed out of trouble and tried to be a good influence. I was the "goody two shoes" and proud of that title. I passed my classes with flying colors, had the voice of an angel and I knew exactly where I was going and how I was gonna get there. Then my junior year of high school came and everything changed. I began feelings things I had never experienced before. Feeli