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Carly’s Story
The summer going into my junior year of high school, I started to feel different…A month or two after being diagnosed, the thoughts came. I had a plan to end my life.
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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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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.
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Ben’s Story
I am learning how to tune out the lies that depression tries to make me believe. I am bigger than depression. I am better than depression. And yes, people would miss me if I were gone.
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Sierra’s Story
I haven’t cut myself in two years and a month. I’ve gotten a handle on my self-medicating. Was it easy to get to this point? I’d be lying if I said yes. Mental illness is not easy.
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To Oblivion and Back
About five years ago, the stability of my life began to slip away. I began to change. I was starting to become paranoid and anxious.
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Scared Mom
My loved one carries on during school hours with a smile, with jokes, attempting to be cool. He comes home and cracks. Due to his depression and anxiety he can only cope for so long.
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Silent No Longer
I was diagnosed with panic disorder and bipolar disorder. While this intimidated and scared me, it was also comforting because I felt like I was finally getting an answer.
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The Fight for My Life
My psychiatrist finally found a combination of medications that work for me and I don’t have as many dark days anymore.