When You're Tired of Pretending You're Fine

Depression doesn’t always look like sadness. It can show up as exhaustion, irritability, or a sense of numbness that you just can’t shake. You might be going through the motions at work, showing up for your loved ones, and doing your best to keep it all together—but inside, everything feels heavy.

Maybe you've told yourself to snap out of it, to just be grateful for what you have. Or maybe you've convinced yourself that what you're feeling isn't "bad enough" to ask for help. But here's the truth: depression doesn’t need to look a certain way to be real. And you don’t have to wait for things to get worse before reaching out.

Depression can look like:

• Constant fatigue no matter how much rest you get
• Losing interest in things you used to enjoy
• Feeling disconnected from others, even close friends and family
• Struggling to focus or make decisions
• Changes in appetite or sleep
• Feeling like a burden, or that you’re just "going through the motions"
• Thoughts of hopelessness or wondering if things will ever get better

It can feel confusing, especially when anxiety is also in the mix. Anxiety tells you to do more, be more, go faster. Depression tells you it doesn’t matter anyway. The back-and-forth can be exhausting and isolating.

And while conversations about anxiety have become more common, depression still tends to carry more shame. You might worry that people will think you're weak, lazy, or dramatic. But depression isn’t a character flaw—it's a mental health condition, and it's more common than you think.

I'm Genesis Games, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor based in Miami. With over a decade of experience, I specialize in helping millennial professionals, caregivers, and high achievers navigate the emotional weight of depression. I offer a warm, relational approach grounded in evidence-based therapies like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and mindfulness.

Together, we can:

• Identify patterns that keep you stuck in shame, self-blame, and disconnection
• Reconnect with the parts of yourself that feel lost or buried under stress
• Develop coping tools to manage low moods and increase emotional resilience
• Create a life that feels more aligned with your values and inner truth

Whether you're grieving, burnt out, or simply tired of pretending everything is okay, therapy offers a safe space to explore, process, and heal. You don’t have to keep holding it all in.

You deserve to feel better. And you don’t have to do it alone.

If you’re ready to take the first step toward healing, I invite you to reach out for a consultation.

Let’s begin the journey back to yourself—gently, honestly, and together.