This isn’t a diagnosis and not everyone who feels this way is depressed. But if this resonates, your pain is valid. The hardest part, though, is that you probably don’t even know how to ask for help anymore. Because you’ve spent so long being the strong one / pretending you’re fine. High-functioning depression doesn’t always look sad. Sometimes it looks like straight A’s, showing up for everyone else, smiling, making jokes, being the responsible one. But inside, you’re tired (soul tired) If this