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Finding Treatment and Breaking the Cycle of Intergenerational Depression
The important thing is to ask for help and muster up the strength to follow through. -
Hearing Voices and Turning Them Off Through Meditation
I took a leap of faith, and I had no clue how long it might take to develop the skills required to overcome this challenging symptom. -
I Wish They’d Seen It Sooner: Growing Up Undiagnosed
It does make me sad to think some of my suffering could have been alleviated sooner. -
Discovering Self-Love and Acceptance after Tragedy and Mental Illness
How could I love my husband in the face of the unimaginable — let alone forgive him? I could not even love and forgive myself. -
Transcending the Self-Stigma From my Youth
By facing and addressing my own self-stigma, I took ownership of my situation. -
Navigating Depression and Medical Leave from College
When temporary pain feels too great to bear, the combined force of ‘forever moments’ keeps me going. -
Type 2 Diabetes and Mental Health: Exploring the Connection
The prevention and management of diabetes is important, because diabetes and mental health are connected. -
Hygiene Indifference: The Symptom We Don’t Talk About
Our ideas about the morality of cleanliness can shape how we view mental illness. -
How Faith, Family and a Comedy Career Helped My Recovery
I have found a healthy balance of my support systems: faith, therapeutic intervention, family and humor. -
How I Stay Above Water
Even more helpful than identifying my coping strategies was identifying exactly what triggers me.