Rage, Part 1. “Depression Is”

Stephen M. Paulsen
4 min readJul 22, 2019
Image by Grae Dickason from Pixabay

Depression is looking at the pile of dirty laundry and thinking that I can go without clean clothes. Or maybe I can go naked. Never have to leave the house again.

Depression is looking at the full trash bin and wondering at what point does it start to smell or become a health hazard.

Depression is looking at the empty bank account and wondering how long I can go before I absolutely have…

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Stephen M. Paulsen

Spear Thistle (Cirsium vulgare). Debatably pretty. Lots of thorns. High-functioning depressive guarded by wit, sarcasm, and brutal honesty.