Stories from a tangled mind

"The opposite of depression is expression. What comes out of you doesn’t make you sick; what stays in there does." Edith Eger

[marimeiastories]

Hi there, I am marimeia, I have been through depression and I am now on the other side. I would like to share my before, during, and after with you, hoping to spread little bit of help, or comfort, or anything that can make you feel less alone in this.

This will be through personal stories and others' stories, through self-help posts based on my experience, and through recommendation of books/movies/anything that helped me to get through.

I am new to illustration too, but so far i am enjoying it, so I will post some of my works here!

Fittingly, I work in student welfare.

I am going to share those stories, too, as they help me everyday.

Those student stories fill my days, and I find myself cheering on a student who is graduating after an awful year or worrying about that student who sent an "help me" email.

marimeia

[charmed-n-zesty]

[marimeiastories]

To me, depression feels like a glass dome, in which I'm trapped.

I can see the beautiful around me but the glass prevents me from actually living it.

[ur-daily-inspiration]

[marimeiastories]

[marimeiastories]

It is difficult to open up about something that should have not happened.

It’s going to be worth it, in the end.

The pain, the shame, the sadness will all come out, you’ll feel breathless, but darling, it’s not going to kill you, I promise, you will see, for sure.

It’s going to hunt you, in your dream, in your head, for a while.

You are going to cry, you are going to scream, you warrior.

It’s going to be a long journey, but I know you can do it.

You will feel lighter, you will feel less lonely, and, more importantly, you will start to heal

Please be brave, brace yourself and SPEAK UP.

[marimeiastories]

I don't want to be in love with someone

I want to be in love with life

so fiercely

that I forget all the pain

and all the days in which I thought

I couldn't do it anymore

- marimeiastories

[peanutsgifs]

Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales (2002)

[marimeiastories]

[wanderlandjournal]

alpine passes trail, Switzerland

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[randomreasonstolive]

Reason to Live #10615

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[marimeiastories]

I don't want to be in love with someone

I want to be in love with life

so fiercely

that I forget all the pain

and all the days in which I thought

I couldn't do it anymore

- marimeiastories

[marimeiastories]

To me, depression feels like a glass dome, in which I'm trapped.

I can see the beautiful around me but the glass prevents me from actually living it.

[summerwages]

out standing in its field..seedling pear

[trying-to-do-good]

Just had more therapy. Fuckin rocking it.

[marimeiastories]

Hey i would like to use your poem as a opening line to my blog. Please let me know if you're comfortable table with it.

I am new to writing just trying out things.

Sure, as long as you quote my blog/tag me!

I'm honored, which poem is it?

[istuilustrations]

You don’t have to be good enough, it’s ok to just be, that's already good enought even if it doesn't feel like it.