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The Mask
Their view of me had changed from the girl who was so nice and sweet, to the girl whose dad deals with mental health issues. A girl who needed to be treated differently because of it.
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About A Girl
Discussing my depression and other mental health conditions is terrifying for me. I hate seeming vulnerable and I hate being labeled.
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April’s Story
I read blogs posted by organizations just like this one. This is where and how my healing began. I started believing that I was worthy of my story. Not only to live it, but to share it.
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From One Parent to Another: How to Help Your Child
After her daughter died by suicide, the author of this blog learned everything she could about mental health. She's sharing her newfound knowledge with fellow parents, with the hope that even one of her suggestions might prevent another lost battle. -
Taking Off My Mask
Absolutely no one knew that two months before I moved into my tiny dorm room, I was sitting in an even tinier room in the psychiatric unit after attempting to take my life.
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Mothers: You Are Not Alone
Please talk about your symptoms and find treatment. Continuing a discussion about PPD will continue to raise awareness, increase normality and break the stigma.
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Why Me?
I checked myself into the hospital for the first time and I was scared. I didn’t know what to expect. Everything that is seen in the media about mental illness is frightening.
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An Ocean of Sadness
People ask me what living with depression is like. I don’t know how to verbalize it other than to say, it’s like slowly drowning in an ocean of sadness.
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Kelsey’s Story
Depression doesn’t have cure. It isn’t something that you can snap out of regardless of how many times people insist that you can.
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Help Yourself and Help Others
After having my son, I developed what I know now was postpartum depression. I felt worthless, hopeless and again had thoughts of suicide.