Depression like Mud

Depression is like mud.

When you fall or slip into mud,

You don't sit in it all day do you.

You don't wallow in mud for weeks and months.

You don't hang your head and shut yourself off from the rest of the world.

You don't assume you are the only person to fall prey to mud.

You don't eat unhealthy foods to comfort yourself for landing in the mud.

You don't sit there crying, heartbroken about the situation you find yourself in.

You don't lie there, kicking and screaming, blaming other people for making you muddy.

You don't let yourself fall apart and your appearance go to pot.

No, your first aim is

To leave the mud.
To exit it.
To be Free.

To stand tall.

To get back on your feet.

To rise up, shake off the dirt, and move on.

You are not interested in blaming anyone,   all you want to do is escape the situation.

In fact, your overriding priority, 100%, is to get out of the mud as soon as humanly possible.

To do WHATEVER IT TAKES, anything it takes, to free yourself of this sinking feeling, this stinking mud.

Same with depression