I Often Feel Depressed

I often feel depressed, but I'm not sure if it's due to the stress that I feel on a daily basis.

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To be good at everything I do.

To exceed in all things, even those I don't like.

To please my parents daily.

To be a good influence for my brother.

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I'm often depressed, yet I don't tell anybody.

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Because everybody knows me as the "happy, positive person" that they can come to for advice.

I think that's nice, but what about me?

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Sometimes I need validation.

"Sweetie, you're doing great."

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But I don't feel great.

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I hate the way I speak to myself, but if I'm speaking it, it must be real.

Right?

Wrong.

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Those voices in your head don't belong there tormenting you.

Ignore them because they are not you.

You are the beautiful reflection you see when you look in the mirror.

You are the light of so many's lives, and you are uniquely you.