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Depression can be defined as feelings of severe despondency and dejection. However, to me, depression means so much more. Many say that depression is not real, but only those who have experienced it know just how deep that darkness really can plunge inside of you. I can only begin to help others understand what depression means to me by giving glimpses into my life during my worst times of depression. This piece would be a typical morning for me during my depressed days. While I can still recreate an auditory environment that reflects these times in my life, I am fortunate to no longer have the feelings that this environment creates for me anymore. With time, lots of thinking, and better decision-making, I am well on my way back to who I WANT to be. Still, to this day, and for the rest of my life, I will never forget all of the feelings and senses from this tragic part of my existence. It is due to my depression that I truly know what happiness is and feels like. Without the ‘bad’, the ‘good’ does not exist. I believe that if I had never suffered from this mental illness, that I would have never lived a happy life, and if it took all the misery up until now to be able to live the way every person deserves to, then so be it! I hope that with this piece of art and this accompanying statement, that anyone who is currently suffering, can understand that these types of days may feel infinite, but one day, they will be JUST a memory.

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