Hello there! I decided to make this post because it's something very serious and since I have it myself, I think I needed to get it out there.


First things first, what is a depression? A depression is often caused by having too much of a certain chemical in your brain too little. But the actual cause is never the same, a lot of research still needs to be done for that. But a depression is an illness which causes a person to either feel mostly empty or sad, it also goes along with being suicidal, feeling the need to harm yourself in any way, anxiety, loneliness and other things like that. 1 out of 5 people have a depression, this is also ranked high in causes of death in the last few years. Most of the people who have a depression are teenagers, who also have hormones that bring up those horrible feelings even more. These people often worry a lot and have really dark thoughts. 

Since I have it myself for 1,5 year now, I know how hard it can be. You often get picked on for it, or I hear that myself a lot; emo. I want you to know that you are NOT alone, there are a lot of other people who have this and I advice you to talk about your feelings with your parents or teachers. This can really help, they can help you get professional help, the help you need and the help you deserve. If you think things are not going to get better, I know the feeling. I'm not going to give you the ''it get's better'' speech, I just want you to know that if you have this, I care about you and a lot of others do too, you are needed, you are wanted. And I'm so glad you're still alive. 

I hope this helped some of you, it might not be all information and it's quite short, but I just needed to get it out there. 

Love, Anouk. <3