Sadness

I don’t mind sadness too much really - I know it will pass and I don’t find it a distressing feeling. I view melancholy as quite a valuable state of mind that encourages thoughtfulness and is just part of our natural sensitivity to life. Very different to depression which is on a wholly different level and definitely not something I tolerate easily. 

I struggle to cope with it. Sometimes I can be sad without feeling depressed, but then other times it's both together and that's really hard to cope with.

Crazy though because I don't feel sad when I should feel sad, like if I'm hurt or someone I know dies/ I don't think I process my emotions properly.

I struggle to cope with it. Sometimes I can be sad without feeling depressed, but then other times it's both together and that's really hard to cope with.

Crazy though because I don't feel sad when I should feel sad, like if I'm hurt or someone I know dies/ I don't think I process my emotions properly.

My father died fairly recently and I didn’t feel the way I expected to feel. Our emotions can be a bit of a mystery sometimes. My focus is always on the fact that they won’t last - that’s a great comfort to know sometimes.