Suicide Prevention: I Tried To Kill Myself With Pills & A Can Of Coke
When I was 17-years-old, I tried to kill myself with a bottle of Tylenol, four Advil, and a 12-ounce can of Coke.
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This Is What Depression Really Feels Like
It has been a difficult month. A dark and dreary month. A wet, impossibly cold, and impossibly painful month. My
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Considering Suicide At 3:30AM
I’ve only seen 3:30 A.M. a handful of times: at the end of a long night of hair holding and
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I Found The Moon: Coming Out Of A Depressive Episode
“The moon,” my daughter yelled. “Look Mommy, the moon.” The sky was a faint shade of blue; in fact, since
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I’m Not Ashamed Of My Mental Illness, Not Anymore
When I was 18, I moved out of my mother’s house and into my own apartment. It wasn’t much: a
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How Playing House Revealed The Severity Of My Depression
I watched my daughter futz around in her “kitchen:” She was grabbing plates and cups. She put bananas in the
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Why I Take Medication For My Depression
Shortly after Christmas, I noticed a shift. I was sleeping less and crying more. I was eating less and yelling
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