Dear Ashley Way.

So all I came on blogger for was to write about the dream I had last night, because it was fairly interesting, and I haven't had a dream I remembered in a long time.

RANT TIME:
However, I come online to find people adding their opinions that were definitely not needed. Since they have no idea of what is going on, and have only received one side of the story.

Your a hypocrite, and your extremely biased.

I wanted to focus on the depression part of your blog post.

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"DO NOT discourage her FREEDOM of speech or her healthy ways of dealing with things."

Alright, well.. you see. It's kind of not really healthy at all when the content of Caroline's blog post is talking about self-harm. If she didn't want attention, then she would have talked to her friends privately. Not a blogging website. Since she did use the site, though, she must have at least acknowledged that the comments she would receive would be negative. If she didn't realize that, well then she's just really ignorant.

Depression hurts, but not only one person in this circle of friends is dealing with depression. I can count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 other people that are currently dealing with struggles in their lives. It hurts, I know. But that is what friends and family were made for. To talk, to comfort one another in the most depressing times of our lives. And since you clearly do not know anything I have been there for Caroline through the thick and the thin, no matter what. I was there. Depression affects more than one person, or were you not aware of this?

"Who Does Depression Affect?

Depression can affect anyone, at anytime. And it doesn't just affect the person who is depressed. Friends, family, and others who care about the depressed person are affected as well."

I feel what Caroline feels. When she is depressed, I am depressed. She is my friend, no matter what I have said. I love her, so I feel pain and sorrow for her when she is hurting, and I try my best to be there for her. Whether it be giving advice, or just listening to what she has to say, I am there.

You are clearly uneducated on depression. So here is a link to a website that talks about depression.

http://stason.org/TULARC/health/articles/Who-Does-Depression-Affect.html

Do not try and educate me on depression when I am well aware of how it affects a human being. You clearly do not know anything.

I have been dealing with depression since 2003 and beyond that. I know how it feels to be down, and I can fully relate to everything Caroline has told me, (we are very, very similair.. not that you ever knew that, or cared). Not only have I been dealing with depression, but so have all of the closest people to me; my loved ones. It hurts to watch everyone go down, so yes Ashley, we in fact do feel what she is feeling when she is suffering. Maybe not to the same degree, but it is very close.

Yes, depression is a sickness that makes everyday feel horrible. But it also makes it feel horrible for the people around said person that love and care for them. Other peoples opinions are needed.. whether it be harsh or comforting; having an opinion from some one else tells you what you are doing wrong or what you are doing to hurt others, and above all; yourself.

Clearly, when Caroline posted about how she was going to break the promise that she made with several of her best friends, would obviously make them upset. Not only does it make them upset, it also makes them angry because of her non-chalant wording and uncaring self respect. As if no one cares, when in fact, MANY people care; and she has yet to realize this.

So in these last and final lines of this blog-post that should not have ever needed to be posted, I hope you realize just how uneducated you have made yourself appear. Along with biased, and hypocritical.

Next time, try and get the full story before you go around making accusations and pass judgement about people, when you, in fact, only know one side of the story or refuse to listen to the other sides.

If you want to throw our friendship out, along with everyone elses, then that is fine. You clearly do not give a shit about it, and your views on friendship are repulsive and disgusting.

Anyways,
Have a wonderful day today,

Chelsey. A. Cole.