The Diagnosis
I went away to college and left the depression at home. This summer, however, the other shoe dropped. Depression hit like a wave and I was caught in the undertow.
Category: Diagnosis
Please Plan Accordingly
By: Jess Griggs When you’re thirteen, all lunchrooms are the same; whether you’re in a middle school or a loony bin. I stood there with my peanut butter sandwich and carrot sticks and surveyed my seating options. A window seat would be nice but a twitchy girl who said mean …
It’s Because Of Our Nutty Family Tree
By: Deb Anderson “Serotonin reuptake inhibitor.” It may not have the same ring to it as the word Freedom, but to me—yes, words of freedom. I received the official diagnosis of clinical depression in 1996. One of my assignments during the course of my initial treatment was to re-create my …