Regardless of severity, depression robs us of things that make us happy and content.

Depression steals what we once cherished and felt good about.

Depression is like the devil in that it makes us suffer an immense amount of pain emotionally and mentally.

9 Realities Only People Who Live With Depression Will Understand

Olaia Irigoien

The realities of depression are from my own experiences of depression.

Depression makes you not want to get out of bed.

Sometimes, depression makes you stay in bed for days at a time.

9 Realities Only People Who Live With Depression Will Understand

Olaia Irigoien

Depression makes it difficult to function and face the world.

Depression makes you feel useless, helpless and hopeless.

Its like anything you do is not good enough and never will be.

You see no use in doing things because itll never meet anyones expectations or your own.

Depression causes you to think youre not good enough for anyone or anything.

Depression makes you feel everyone would be better off if you werent around.

Its almost as if youre an annoyance or burden more than anything.

Depression robs you of what you once found enjoyable and pleasurable.

You cant find happiness in hobbies and activities you once loved.

Depression has you waking up in the morning not caring if something bad happens to you.

Waking up feeling upset that you actually woke up.

You go to sleep wishing and praying not to wake up the next day.

You may have attempted suicide in the past.

Depression makes you feel youre worthless and better off dead.

Depression robs those affected by it of a balanced and joyous life.

Many people lose friends or partners because of depression.

Many people dont understand the amount of pain and suffering those with depression feel.

Validate them when they need it.

Dont make them feel what they are feeling is not real or just a case of the Mondays.

They dont need you to understand every aspect of their depression.

They just need you to believe them and their feelings.