I Am a Teen With Depression

When you are surrounded with negativity all the time, it's so hard not to succumb to it yourself. I've never been a very strong person, although to most I give the appearance that I am. But when all around you there is hatred, sorrow, and negativity, what else do you expect? It's not like I can escape it, it's just my life. You just have to learn to cope with it. Maybe I'm still learning how. That doesn't make it ok to judge me. And that's why I never people anything. They don't need to know. I'll just make up petty excuses so you dismiss me as weak and leave me alone. Cuz that's me. Idk why. It just is.