Does the world feel colorless, as if you are living in grayscale?

Do you feel alone, even when you are surrounded by people?

Are you so exhausted from your days that you long for the night, often dreading the morning?

Do you struggle with difficult feelings of worthlessness or guilt?

Are you tired of trying to be stronger than you feel?

Depression is a thief that robs us of our hope. The thing to understand about hope is that it isn’t really a '“wish” for a better or different life - it is action. Hope is something that we must cultivate on an ongoing basis, it is finite. We may find that the people and things that once fed our souls and inspired us to press on through darkness at some point become less effective. In the same way that traumatic experiences can cause PTSD, the negative beliefs that we develop about ourselves throughout our lives can infiltrate our ability to sustain our own hope, happiness and the knowledge that we deserve to heal.