Being Human, being alive, being able to breathe, being able to be creative, being able to be kind, being able to make your own decisions, being able to fail, being able to learn, and being able to grow is a beautiful thing.
But with every beautiful part of life comes not-so-great aspects of life...
Depression, anxiety, fear, failed friendships, failed relationships, broken hearts, overthinking, underthinking, the fear of losing, the fear of winning, and the list goes on.
For every smile, there are at least a dozen tears, for every real laugh, there's a person who feels like they have to fake one, for every person with peace, there's another person who does not yet know how to find peace, for every person that dares to ask someone on a date there is a person too afraid to do so for fear of rejection, for every person with profound Joy there is a person with deep anger, sadness, and anxiety.
I have always been pretty open about my mental health struggles, not necessarily because I want to share my personal life. So hopefully, someone will read my story about my struggles and it will help them with their struggles.
If I can make a difference in one person's life by sharing my struggles, that would bring me profound happiness and joy, knowing that I could help others.
The point behind this is don't assume you know someone and how you think they are unless you know the story. Everyone will and can push through their struggles and grow, but it takes a long time to do so.
Keep hanging on, keep holding out hope, because the end of the journey will be beautiful!