Letter To Depression

Dear Depression,

You are one of the most evil things out there. You destroy people from within. You make them not want to do anything, to think and feel the worst, like nothing will ever get better and sometimes in the end you take people's lives.

You destroy relationships, making people push others away. You create isolation and can make people sick. You make some turn to drugs and alcohol so they can try to get rid of you. You make long lasting friendships turn into dust in the wind. 

You make anger and hate your best friends. You turn some people into raging demon like who cause harm to others. You have infected millions of people. You are an epidemic. Everyone reacts differently when they are infected but the outcome is still the same. You've wormed into people's heads and bury deep inside, latching on and never letting go. You are a parasite.

I hate you depression with every fiber of my being. You disgust me. Luckily some of us will fight you and come out ahead no matter how hard you try to take us down. When all is said and done, unfortunately you will always be around, whispering evil things to your victims. You are the worst.

Signed,
Your #1 hater

*Note - I was tired when I wrote this and I now I missed some things that I thought about putting in when I first came up with this idea but it's basically how I feel about depression (obviously). I'm just tired of it destroying people and how it effects everyone in some way; either personally or we know someone who has it.

What The Hell Is Wrong With This World?

I think as I read more and more articles or even just see the headlines, I become more and more disgusted with society. I realize when I was growing up, it was hard to see the world around me for different reasons but I did watch the news sometimes and I never heard about some of the things that I hear about today. Part of it is due to having the web which makes news things easier to read/see and for people to show their true colors.

Schools - I keep hearing so many different things about them and yet no matter how hard they try, issues are not being fixed. It's disgusting to see/hear how a school suspends a kid for something really stupid, bullying doesn't get dealt with in the right manner, teachers (some) are just as bad when it comes to bullying and so on. When did our schools become so judgmental? Aren't they supposed to help kids? Why are they trying to teach our kids crap that should only be taught in college? Why do they spend money on crap so there isn't enough for kids and teachers? When is someone going to REALLY fix these issues?

Lifestyles - Why are we so concerned about this? What does it matter to use if someone decides to live their life a certain way that doesn't effect us? We are we so quick to judge and fight over things that don't matter? I'm glad people are not so afraid to talk about certain things anymore. But the more we talk about certain lifestyles, the more negative crap comes out. It seems like every time we don't understand something, the claws come out and people are called names and so on. What happened to love, respect and let others be? I'm not just talking about the LGTB community. This goes for any life style. The second we think something is disgusting, we think it's wrong and judge others yet we get pissed if someone judges us for something. 

Religion - This is a big part. It seems like because of this thing called religion, we are fighting over the most stupid things. Because of this, there is war, terrorism, "war on Christmas" and so many other things. People (when I say stuff like this, I don't mean all people, just the ones that do these things) tend to use their religion for everything; their choices, how they treat/judge others and anything else in their life. It's like they can't have a mind of their own and come up with their own thoughts and feelings about things. It's like they are too afraid too. They think because this is how their life should be lived, that everyone needs to do the same. I just don't get this. 

Racism - Why does this still exist? Why do we continue to judge someone by the color of their skin? We are all human. We are all the same. Yes different cultures and race can behave differently but that doesn't mean we need to judge people or a group of people without knowing them personally. Not every is in the same in cultures and race. I will never get this.

The Race Card - Some people automatically play the race card when something happens. Why go there? Things happen because they happen. If someone is an ass then gets treated the same way, it's because that one person was being ass. If someone doesn't get their way it's because of their race. Someone gets hurt or killed, it's because of their race. Really? The stupid plays a big part in all of this but how they say things and what they say. It's disgusting behavior.

Shootings (mostly in schools) - Bad things happened when my generation was in school but nothing like today. It's weird; in the 70's, 80's and before, kids didn't have numbers to call, places to go etc when they needed someone to listen to them and when they felt bad and yet we got through it. Yes there was your crimes, drugs etc but nothing like today. Today, kids have different numbers to call when they need to talk, more choices of where to go when they need help, positive songs and other ways to deal with the bad in life; yet we hear about school shootings. Why is it with more things to help people who need it, instead of using them, they shoot?

I will never understand these things. Love, respect and understanding is so much better than hate and violence. I'm not a hippie, it just makes more sense.