Wednesday, December 3, 2014

The illusion of permanent distress

Depression and anxiety have a way of convincing you that whatever issues may be distressing you at that moment are actually a perpetual weight you drag around; that the only reason you don't feel them constantly is because you ignore their pull. Then once you're in a more positive state, you realize how wrong that is. The issues may still be there but you're no longer sinking in them. The bog of negativity just tricks you into thinking it's permanent, that it hibernates in the marrow of your bones.