Exhaustion

“There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn't.”

“The sun is a daily reminder that we too can rise again from the darkness, that we too can shine our own light.”

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”

“Recovery is not one and done. It is a lifelong journey that takes place one day, one step at a time.”

“Healing takes time, and asking for help is a courageous step.”

“Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it's holy ground. There's no greater investment.”

“I have depression. But I prefer to say 'I battle' depression instead of 'I suffer' with it. Because depression hits, but I hit back. Battle on.”

“Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I'm not going to make it, but you laugh inside — remembering all the times you've felt that way.”

“The strongest people are not those who show strength in front of us, but those who win battles we know nothing about.”

“You wake up every morning to fight the same demons that left you so tired the night before, and that, my love, is bravery.”

“You are not weak for struggling. You are strong for continuing.”

“I am bent, but not broken. I am scarred, but not disfigured. I am sad, but not hopeless. I am tired, but not powerless. I am angry, but not bitter. I am depressed, but not giving up.”

“Tough times never last, but tough people do.”

“Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day.”

“When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place.”

“One small crack does not mean that you are broken, it means that you were put to the test and you didn't fall apart.”

“The bravest thing I ever did was continuing my life when I wanted to die.”

“Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow.'”