Hi everyone here  @saltandpepper @QueenBubsy @Fruitloops @Appleblossom @chibam @HenryX @LostAngel,

Reading through this thread, I wanted to say a thank you to @saltandpepper for raising the discussion. What I am hearing is that we all perceive our experiences of depression and recovery in different ways, and it can be helpful to share and learn about the different ways that depression impacts our lives. This conversation has been discussing different experiences within our community guidelines of respect which is good to see. 

@saltandpepper your post has been really validating for lots of people here (myself included), and also offered some really robust discussion about individual experience- after all, our own perceptions of our mental health, how we make meaning of it and what recovery looks like is so individual to us all 💜 It sounds like each person has had their own takeaways too from the discussion here today. I hope that the discussion here doesn't discourage you- our community is built on the courage and openness to ask questions and share perspectives, which you have done here today 🙂 I'm going to send you an email to check in 🙂