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I read A Softer World. Today's was brilliant.



After reading the comic, I caught a glimpse of the first line of text on the blog written by the author: "Hello, there should be more advice about dealing with depression..."

And I carried on reading.

"Today's assignment is simple. Just go out and get on the bus.

It doesn't matter which bus. Whichever bus comes next. Get on, and just go. You could ride that bus to the very end, thank the driver, and then walk into the woods and just die. Just lay down right there and wait and wait until you were dead. Who is going to miss you?

Really, think about it. If you went out to the middle of nowhere and just sat down in a ditch and cried by yourself until you were dead, who would be the first person to wonder where you'd gone?

Call them up! Maybe they want to get ice cream?"

And now I'm sitting on a bench in Greenwich town centre watching the world go by and smiling, because I know there's not a great number of you, but those of you who I'm thinking of - you'll know who you are, and I just want you to know, you are wonderful.

Thank you.