“Depression is such a cruel punishment. There are no fevers, no rashes, no blood tests to send people scurrying in concern - just the slow erosion of self as insidious as cancer. and like cancer, it is essentially a solitary experience; a room in hell with only your name on the door.”

“I want to cry, scream, let everything out. But I can’t. I can’t let myself feel the pain, I can’t let my control go. I need to stay sane.”