Numbers

I think one of the biggest things to remember is sometimes we all feel this way. That 350 million in the world deal with depression and even more with anxiety. That 1 in 5 people in the US have a mental illness. 16 million in the US alone have had at least one episode of depression. To put that in perspective there are 318 million people in the US; that means more then the population of the US in the world deals with depression and about 5% od the US population has dealt with depression. 40 million deal with anxiety that is 12% of the population in the US. And that's only the reported numbers. Think of the actual numbers. Those may seem like relatively small numbers but that is a lot of people. Putting the chances that someone has dealt with it or understands at a much higher percentage. My point is that you are not alone. That there is no reason to be ashamed. Reach out chances are you will get a warm response and get the help you need. I feel like these 2 songs really grasp the idea that I'm trying to get at. That we all go through hard times , that everyone get sick at times and you will get through it. It may seem like hard times  are never ending but just take the good out of it , learn a leason, be sad , and get back up.