Dear Depression...

Never give up never give in is one of my all time fav quotes. Great work Tiff

This is so amazing!!! I love it. ❤️ What a piece full of healing.

I love the cheap lawn chair analogy. My issue is that I put the chair in the garage for another day

This is a absolutely amazing. What a fantastic piece of work!

I appreciate your faith, exuberance, & enthusiasm, Tiffany, & for most people this prescription represents sound advice. Unfortunately, it doesn't work for everyone, not even biblically. Jeremiah had profound faith, but remained essentially clinically depressed his entire ministry. Elijah was pretty much the same way. He's excited & feeling triumphantly exultant with his triumph over the prophets of Baal, & the adrenaline coursing through him allowed him to beat Ahab back to the city. He has victory, but not over his depression, something that becomes abundantly clear the moment Jezebel says she's going to kill him before the day's out. Think of what he's witnessed over the past several years. He's been fed by ravens until the water runs out. The handful of meal & little bit of oil in the bottom of a jug sustains him as well as the widow of Zarephath & her son through the remainder of the drought. When her son dies, he prays to God who promptly raises him from the dead. Then he has this miraculous victory over the prophets of Baal, only to be devastated by the Queen's threat. He runs away & begs God to let him die, claiming he's all alone & the only one left who still believes (which God points out simply isn't true). He's fed by an angel to sustain him in this long walk ending at a cave where he plops himself down & sulks. When God asks what he's doing there, he repeats his complaint (which still isn't true). God tells him to go out on the mountain so they can have a little confab & what does he do? He stays right where he is pouting on the floor of that cave. When God passes by in wind, earthquake & fire (3 traditional indicators of God's presence), Elijah still won't budge, claiming God isn't in any of them. It's only when God becomes completely silent that Elijah peeks outside, ostensibly to see whether God has really left for good, only to find that God is still there. And God's response? It's okay, I understand your tired. This has been a lot. All I ask is that you do this one thing. Go & anoint Elisha to take your place as well as those who will rule from this point forth. You've earned your rest. It's time to retire. Okay, so that's probably a whole lot more than you wanted to hear. And yes, I will admit to a little eisegesis mixed in with my exegesis on Elijah & that it's possible to read his story differently. The point I'm trying to make is, move full steam ahead with your positivism & confidence with your faith. Many if not most will respond well to this prescription & find their joy in the Lord once more. But be sensitive to those who, when you come down with Jesus from the mount of transfiguration, have demons that can only be driven out by prayer. St. John of the Cross speaks of the "dark night of the soul" where the only consolation we can find as believers is the assurance that, if we continue to believe though we receive no consolations, just maybe our faith is for real. That's not a joyous place to be. Depression commonly accompanies it. When you come across those with demons your prescriptions cannot cast out, be sensitive to them. I hope that you are able to receive this in the spirit with which it is intended. I heartily applaud & enthusiastically support your joy in the faith & the way you express it here. Just please remember that it won't always work, that claiming victory in this way is not always possible--meaning, it's not always what God has in mind for each & every individual. Some are called to a more sober, less joy-filled journey.

My favorite is the vampire at the blood bank-i so love vampires though. If you can't find the prescribed pills buy a punching bag and pretend it is the problem. HMMMM i will now take my own advice. Great one Tiffany

I love this wholeheartedly. Wonder job.

Your prescription is without fault, just full of healing great wtrig

Uh this was lovely!!! And “the fold like a cheap lawn chair” image! 🤣 Brilliant.

Yes so well said! Many hearts ♥️♥️♥️

Felt this ❤️ Your words here are powerful. Well done!!

During my 10-year+ depression, I was never hungry, so I didn't eat much, even sweets. But yes, I was in a foetal position most days. The doses of medication are on point. ;-) Great poem and important message. Continue telling it like it is! More people need to know. Thank you!

But I don't know where to get those meds from your prescription 🥺🥺🥺 Anyway, this was such an uplifting poem! Thanks so much for this, Tiffy!

I love your prescription for depression , power to you 🥰🥳

Tell it like it is Cousin Tiff!!!

Well done!

Well done

Woohoo!!! Love this!!!

Pow!!! 👊👊👊 Would not want to be depression sat on any of those chairs!! Well done!

never give in, fight for the life you deserve. very good

Wow! that was great. If I was depression, I would run the other way!

I hope this gets 50 cc's of Top Story! You rocked it! (again!)

This is fabulous, Tiff. Well done.

Sufficiently written ❤️😉🎯📝💯Great Piece❗❗❗