Real talk from BuzzFeeders about what helps them feel better.
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I visualize depression as a boss fight. Doing my healthy things, exercising and going outside and eating healthy, takes hit points away from my depression. Adjusting my medications (I have both an antidepressant, and some hormonal meds for endometriosis) is a magic spell. Asking my boyfriend for a little extra reassurance, or reading old emails from people who give me compliments, both boost my shields and make me remember that I am not actually an awful person who should be ashamed to be alive.
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