Some days you can feel the depths of depression by their eyes. They look at you but don't seem to see you, looking through you as if you were glass. Eyes off in some distant place. Some black hole. How lonely that must be, lost without the feeling of hope. And, yes, it is frightening for one who is used to seeing love reflected back from caring eyes ... to see the void of a person who is present in body but seemingly absent in spirit with eyes empty of emotion. Monday, November 25, 2013
Its in their eyes
Some days you can feel the depths of depression by their eyes. They look at you but don't seem to see you, looking through you as if you were glass. Eyes off in some distant place. Some black hole. How lonely that must be, lost without the feeling of hope. And, yes, it is frightening for one who is used to seeing love reflected back from caring eyes ... to see the void of a person who is present in body but seemingly absent in spirit with eyes empty of emotion. 
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Thank you for sharing this. It takes real courage to write about how others see us and how that affects our own inner world. If anyone reading this feels unseen or misunderstood, it might help to reach out to a professional, considering the best psychiatrist in Dallas could be a step toward finding support and connection.
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