What does depression look like?

There's no clear picture for depression so you can spot it from across the room. Sometimes depression is hiding in plain sight all along. Sometimes someone that you talk to everyday is going through something you just cant understand.

Depression sometimes hides behind and smile and a forced laugh to show everyone "see, I'm totally fine" and sometimes you can see it clear as day on someone's face. There is no exact, textbook example to go by.

There's not always an exact reason for why someone is feeling this way either, so asking "Are you feeling okay today?" Is a pretty loaded question. And there is no explanation as to why someone might deal with it more than others do. There's not necessarily a trigger for it, it just comes and goes as it wants leaving its victim feeling alone and sad.

You may not always understand what someone is going through, but just being there helps. A loving text or a hug is helpful. Sometimes a listening ear is good and sometimes someone to just be by you throughthe silence so you are not alone. Everyone's depression is different. Only thing I ask, is you don't ask me why I am depressed or say things like "You don't seem like someone who would go through this regularly", not my choice.