I’d like to take a moment to wish the depressed people a merry Christmas specifically. It’s okay if you don’t feel like celebrating, or if your life feels like a trainwreck. Next year can be a little better than this one was. It’s a combination of two things: optimism, and (the right) medication. I wasn’t able to become optimistic until I got the latter, so I remember how bleak the holidays often felt.

Things will get better, and so will you. Take care of yourself.