When Robin Williams and Depression were on their collision course (unbeknownst to me or to the public), I wrote, “Why I matter.” Robin Williams did not think his life mattered. After his suicide the world showed him it did.
Why I matter.
I matter because:
- The world would be worse off without me
- I hold the door open for an elderly lady
- I say “hello” to a perfect stranger
- I’m a good son
- I thank the worker at the shopping market for bagging my groceries
- I am loved
- I can help other people identify symptoms of depression
- I can teach those with anxiety and depression that mental illness can be overcome
- There are people who would be miserable if I left this world
- Depression teaches me gifts that I can use as “superpowers”
- There’s at least one thing in the world that won’t be done unless I do it
- I provide natural cures for depression
You matter too. The world is grateful that you are here.
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