Dear OP who responded to my post about being a high functioning, mentally ill person,

Thank you for taking the time and effort to respond. I am so fortunate and blessed to be surrounded by a community with who understands and cares. Thank you for your kindness

Dont blame Macalester: you only stay here for four years, and if you are a fucked-up and have to blame someone, blame your dad for not using a condom and your mom for giving birth to you. Also, learn to take responsibility and not to blame others

@OP who posted about being depressed but high functioning: As someone who has been struggling with depression for a very long time, I have also managed to seem "high functioning". I have managed to get all my work done, engage in natural conversation when interacting with people, and appear perfectly normal.

However, I have been having a really hard time, especially a while ago. It took me so much effort to even get out of bed everyday. Every trivial event would make me extremely upset. Every hour was so hard to pass. At the time, I did not want to tell anyone. I enjoyed being a "normal friend" for people instead of a burden they didn't know how to deal with. The pain I was facing seems to be beyond their level of comprehension, or their ability to endure. I did not want to impose that on them.

Until one day, a plan to commit suicide very vividly appeared in my head, and I instantly knew that I had to reach out. I told a very close friend about it over dinner. I still remember exactly where we sat in cafe mac when I told him about all the difficulties I was having. Then I made an appointment for depression at the HWC, and went to the drop in counseling hours. Over the next week, I talked to two more friends about it, and they were both extremely understanding, caring, and supportive. It turned out so much better than I had expected. I was eventually prescribed with medication that helped me greatly. I still take it every day, and I have not had an overly depressed moment in a while.

I really hope this gets to you. You are not alone.

how do I get my crush's attention? just want to hook up & move on

Scotties should bring back the chicken seesers

I've come to the realization that I'm not straight and I've started hate myself a little more each day.

There are moments when I think I am ready to tell my boyfriend that I love him but I am not sure 100% of the time. How are you sure that you love someone not just like them? What if he does not say I love you back?

Just because you wear a consent is Mac shirt doesn't make you a nice guy