💥 Can I be depressed and successful?

“I’m trying this new thing where I actually tell my friends (you) and my parents when I’m feeling depressed instead of keeping it all to myself. So, I wanted to let you guys know that I’ve been dealing with that this week and it’s really hard.”

I sent this text to two of my closest friends at the beginning of the year.

I followed up with more context, and the result was heart-swelling support, like I knew it would be.

Opening up also gave me the opportunity to verbalize some of the swirling thoughts that inevitably crop up in my darker moments, instead of leaving them half-baked in the recesses of my mind.

One of the most persistent thoughts that I’d been afraid to examine is:

“Can I really be depressed and successful?”