I thought by masking the depression with silence, the feelings might disappear.

“My body craved sunshine; winter felt like an addict’s withdrawal.”

“I was desperately searching for something to make sense; for the world to conne…”

“I wanted to live more than I wanted to die. I didn’t know how to live. I didn’t…”

“I had to clear up my messy life. By letting go of the debris and filth, I have …”