“This doesn’t mean I almost died. It means I chose to stay.” DepressionSuicideThe Words We KeepErin StewartChoosing To Stay Author:Erin Stewart
“Will they want to stay if they see the wounds and hear all the words I keep?” DepressionWoundsStayThe Words We Keep Author:Erin Stewart
“People always ask, Why are you depressed? But the boring truth is that nothing is wrong. I feel nothing. I am nothing. When I look into the future, nothing. It’s the nothing that destroys me. People always talk about mental illness like it’s a heroic war with a monstrous disease. But the fact is, we’re fighting ourselves. Just a bunch of smaller battles. Getting up, every day, facing down the beasts because I can never beat them. Because they are me. The best I can do is-Make friends with the monsters.” DepressionThe Words We KeepErin Stewart Author:Erin Stewart
“The parts that scare you most, that’s where the artist is born, for fear comes from the mind. And art comes from the heart.” ArtistFearDepressionThe Words We Keep Author:Erin Stewart