| My Depression Is Exhausting | Feelings | My Depression Is Exhausting | <div class="ExternalClass7EA35928A99249749B786A8469A4520E"><p style="font-family:georgia;font-size:16px;"><span>I have had depression since early teen years,
and although it doesn't seem to get worse it still is exhausting trying to cope
with it. It is very frustrating, because it comes and goes in waves. I do not
always know what causes it, and then when people ask what it is wrong, I have
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