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“Will they want to stay if they see the wounds and hear all the words I keep?”

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“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.”

Depression The Words We Keep Erin 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.”

Artist Fear Depression The Words We Keep

Author:Erin Stewart

“I hid my scars, too, because no one wants to see the truth that is me”

Alone Self Harm The Words We Keep

Author:Erin Stewart

“I just wanted to feel something. Something real. I saw the razor and I was so numb, and when I cut into myself, it felt--better.”

Feel Self Harm The Words We Keep

Author:Erin Stewart

“It's not brave if you're not scared.”

Life Inspirational The Words We Keep

Author:Erin Stewart

“Spirituality does not lie in meditating the body of an ex-master. Spirituality exists in mediating on your own inner body.”

Spirituality Meditation Awakening

Book:Meditation: Insights and Inspirations

Source: Meditation: Insights and Inspirations

“But here's the thing about explosions - bombs or supernovas or really anything that erupts in a startling display of grandeur and light: when they're done, and the fire has all burned out and the show is over, they always leave a hole.”

Mental Health Siblings The Words We Keep

Author:Erin Stewart

“Ask me again. Ask me how I'm doing. Just ask. I'll tell. But he doesn't ask. Instead, he says he's proud of me and stands up, eyes lingering on the bathroom door for a second as the water turns off. He kisses the top of my head. "What did I ever do to deserve such a perfect daughter?" My chest deflates. I swallow my words. I hide them deep behind my ribs, tucked neatly by my heart, with all the other words I keep.”

Hope Lonliness The Words We Keep

Author:Erin Stewart

“How do I explain where my mind goes? How I float out of myself.”

Alone Floating The Words We Keep

Author:Erin Stewart

“I'm not really here anymore. I'm watching family time from outside my body. Through the glass, I see them, laughing and placing tiles. I see me, playing my part, smiling when I'm supposed to smile. But inside my head, the worries have slithered in, uninvited. This is how it always starts. With a thought.”

Anxiety The Words We Keep

Author:Erin Stewart