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// Depression 
// Story: Applebite 
// by Matthias Ramsey 
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Depression is a state of low mood and aversion to activity that can affect a person's thoughts, behavior, feelings and sense of well-being. Depressed people may feel sad, anxious, empty, hopeless, worried, helpless, worthless, guilty, irritable, hurt, or restless. They may lose interest in activities that once were pleasurable, experience loss of appetite or overeating, have problems concentrating, remembering details, or making decisions, and may contemplate or attempt suicide. Insomnia, excessive sleeping, fatigue, loss of energy, or aches, pains, or digestive problems that are resistant to treatment may also be present.
Depressed mood is not necessarily a psychiatric disorder. It may be a normal reaction to certain life events, a symptom of some medical conditions, or a side effect of some drugs or medical treatments. Depressed mood is also a primary or associated feature of certain psychiatric syndromes such as clinical depression.






Twilight felt much the same as she had a week before when she first read the headline about Applejack's death.
"What?"
Rainbow Dash nodded somberly. "You erased your own memory of the event. We were alienating you because we didn't want you interrogating one of us before we told you." Rainbow stepped forward. "This is what happened."






A text message, simultaneously sent to all five of us. We knew she'd been feeling depressed, but not like this. Not this bad.
The text read, Y'all ever played Russian Roulette? I think I'll play a game...with myself. But, you see...it's a loaded game.
We all ran to the farm, intent on stopping her. We burst in through the door just as she was about to pull the trigger on the first chamber.
You ran to stop her. The bullet missed her and fired in the air, but both of you started bleeding out of one ear.
You tried to wrestle the gun from her, but she shoved you off and stood up, holding the gun to her head.
"Y'all don't get it. I'm gonna die either way, and I don't want the other way."
"AJ, what are you talking about?!"
"Ya see, I love Twilight."
"W-Wait, what? ME?!"
"But see, a mare marryin' another mare is somethin' my family don't like too well. If they find out, they'll beat me to death. I don't doubt it."
"But AJ...if you really do love me, won't they-"
"You don't understand my family. They'll lynch me themselves if they find out. Better to just..." She forced a smile. "...go out with a bang."





"And then she-"
"I can fill in the blanks, Rainbow."
"You okay, Twi? You're looking a little pale."
"I'm f-fine....I just need s-space."
Rainbow brushed wings with her again, then the small crowd left, closing the door gently behind them.
Twilight let her emotions build up: anger, grief, despair, a will to just end her sorry existence...
And released them in a powerful burst of magic, screaming at the top of her lungs, tears pouring from her eyes.