NO VISIBLE SYMPTOMS

Quote from Healthy Place dealing with depression.

NO VISIBLE SYMPTOMS

No visible symptoms,

No runny nose, just a head full

Of darkness. No fever or rash,

No fractures or sprains,

Just a longing for something

Unable to explain.

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A quote from the psychology site

Healthy Place

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

Depression dear Sharon is a curse which holds many in its net. It is a truly awful place to be where dark emotions replace every pin prick of light. It is the invisible illness to many while its sufferers tend to suffer in silence. Thank you for remembering those people.

Chris

[Miss Sharon]

Thanks so much Chris for your kind and compassionate words! ~Sharon

[Gee]

Have known a fair few that have suffered and it is painful to watch and difficult to understand their suffering. Would be good if it came with warts and boils!

[Miss Sharon]

( Would be good if it came with warts and boils!) Pain that is held within is seldom seen from without. Thanks for reading and reviewing! ~Sharon

[Gee]

Have watched the internal struggle of my best mate for the last 8 months after the death of his wife, kinda defines the word helpless

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Miss Sharon, I have dealt with depression throughout my life! You have to fight to get back on top! The struggle is real! My heart goes out to anyone who suffers with depression!

[Miss Sharon]

I have battled with depression all of my life...even as a child. My father dealt with it too and I suppose it is a genetic thing for me. I will pray for you now that I know you too deal with depression. Thank you for responding to this post. ~Sharon

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Thank you, Miss Sharon, and you will be in my prayers also!

[Carola]

i've never had depression, so i have difficulty in empathy for its sufferers, but do have sympathy for them.
cheerio carola

[Cyprian Van Dyke]

Depression is so real and powerful, it's sad. But this is worded so well. Tyfs

[Miss Sharon]

Thanks so much for reading and commenting! ~Sharon

[Einstein Noodle]

wow! great quote! thanks for sharing this Ms. Sharon! so many afflicted with depression .. way too long gone ignored .. thank goodness it finally got a diagnosis and humane treatment therapies that ... can help .. use to be lobotomies, insulin and electro shock therapies ... sheesh ...
E.

[Miss Sharon]

Medical science has come a long way to more humane treatments for any of the mental illnesses including clinical depression. Thanks for commenting my friend! ~Sharon

[Ken Simm.]

As someone who knows and is, I find this so touching and real. Having said that I echo Stephen Fry. Heightened self-consciousness, apartness, an inability to join in, physical shame and self-loathing—they are not all bad. Those devils have been my angels. Without them I would never have disappeared into language, literature, the mind, Art, laughter and all the mad intensities that made and unmade me.”

[Miss Sharon]

I totally agree with you Ken. Thank you for reading and commenting. ~Sharon

[Sami Khalil]

Depression is the abyss searching for a glimmer of light. An excellent quote. So true Miss Sharon. You should be a psychologist.

[Miss Sharon]

Thank you Sami for your kind remarks. These words are not my own but a quote from the website Healthy Place. ~Sharon

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! You are welcome Sharon.

[Lisasview]

Depression is such a terrible thing... So many people suffer from this...and pretty much no one I know doesn't have someone in their family or close friends that has not been affected..
Thank you for sharing this..
Lisa, Now in rainy ~ cold Spain

[Miss Sharon]

Thank you so much Lisa for your beautiful response to this write! ~Sharon

[Lisasview]

You are always welcome dear Miss Sharon