Depression can make us weepy, sad, and needy—but did you know it can also make us really irritated, unloving, and restless? So many of my relationship problems stemmed from the negative filters of depression. I didn't even know that I was an incredibly positive person until my depression was brought under control.
Sign #1: Irritation.
Irritated depression makes me kick and punch things, have terrible road rage, see the dirt of the world instead of the beauty, and experience the most caustic, negative, and judgmental thoughts you can imagine. It's awful. I'm a witch. It's as though I put on negativity glasses and the lenses make it impossible for me to think a nice thought or say a nice word.
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