Friend: You look so calm, you don’t seem to have anxiety
Me:
Real talk: people have said this about me and are shocked when I tell them I’ve suffered from anxiety and depression on & off.
Well guess what? I have fucking mastered the art at hiding my feelings when things get bad. I am a highly functional depressed individual. This isn’t my first rodeo and been at this since I was 12.
You know what this means? That to never judge a book by its cover. Everyone deals with depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues differently. Sure Susan can look happy but is she really? Does her eyes look happy? Just because someone’s life seems perfect or things are going right for them doesn’t mean they aren’t depressed.
Always check on your friends and make sure they are doing okay. It can be hard to spot it but let them know you care.
💯
I’ve had so many people tell me I don’t “seem” anxious and like… yeah, ‘cause I’ve literally been perfecting this act since kindergarten, where I used to hide in the coat closet all day from the other kids. I should fucking hope I’ve made it convincing by now.
Social anxiety isn’t “omg I hate people lol I wish I was sleeping and watching netflix!”
It’s “I want desperately to be able to hang out with people but I hate the feeling of sheer panic and fear I get around them so I don’t/ can’t and it eats away at me every day so I end up just staying home and say I’m sleeping or watching something”
are you loki, god of knives? 🗡🙄 
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