when my depression was severe i often didnt know who i was or who i wanted to be. i occasionally have episodes like that still but its gotten a lot better with therapy and medication and talking with trusted people in my life.

depression can definitely make it hard to understand who you are as a person, for many reasons. i used to wonder who i was before the depression, or who i would be if i ever got better, and it made it difficult to know who i was then. not only that, but severe depression can really cloud your perspective on most things, even yourself and your self worth

During my darkest periods of depression it's easy to forget who I actually am. I usually pull myself back by writing