Hi Perry, welcome to PC!
I guess the depression in us tells us that "we're not worth it." But somewhere in there is a small flower trying to bloom.. telling us that we do have self-worth. We do have our own identity.. beneath the labels and our struggles with such an illness.
Hope you're doing fine and getting the treatment you need. And hoping that you'll find the right support here.
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"The is no better exercise for the human heart than reaching and lifting others up." - John Holmes
herethennow: This ward is a prison!
Wardmate: No.. here's not a prison. *points to brain* Here is.
dx: recurrent MDD.