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"Even now I have days where I panic because that feeling of hopelessness has been absent for so long."
Topic: depression
We’ve Partnered With Crisis Text Line: Text TWLOHA to 741-741
We’re excited to announce that we’ve partnered with Crisis Text Line to connect you with a trained, compassionate counselor.
But Your Life Isn’t That Bad
"All the while, the whisper told me, 'But your life isn’t that bad.'"
What Stigma Sounds Like
"Stigma feels like: the time I decided it would be easier to fight this alone than tell anyone and risk having them think I’m 'crazy.'"
The Distance
"Though there are hounds in the shadows bearing down on us all, we have caught a glimpse of one of mine."
Beautiful. Loved. Enough.
"I wake up most days to the constant reminder that I live with a mental illness."
You Are a Being, Not a Burden
You might think you aren't hurting enough. That people are worse off than you, have fought themselves more, or have been through more.
Your Life Is an Occasion
"The two sentences rang through my mind once, twice, three times, blazing a trail through my entire being to the place where the hurt and the nothingness was centered."
Tyler Knott Gregson Supports TWLOHA With Release of His New Book
Tyler Knott Gregson's haiku, some previously unpublished, will be featured in his upcoming book, “All the Words Are Yours: Haiku on Love.” In celebration, Tyler and his publisher are donating $1 of each pre-sale to TWLOHA.
Doing the Work
"I can't help but say 'Sorry!' even though I do not want to apologize for my mental illness."
What Comes Next
If the lie is that depression and suicide are things we can't talk about, this week we certainly saw the truth.
World Suicide Prevention Day: We’ll See You Tomorrow video
Know if depression is the verse, then hope is the chorus.
