Searching for Meaning While Struggling With Depression and Suicidal Thoughts
My point in telling you this story is to convey how I tried literally everything I could think of in order to rid myself of depression.
Topic: depression
Rhino Clouds
Every time I feel it, I panic. It comes swooping in, stormy and scary. It feels like I’m running from that rhino cloud in James and the Giant Peach.
In This Together
It was how I survived. It’s what guided me out of that once endless maze; it’s the reason I’m still alive today.
I Exist, Therefore I Am Enough
Even when we don’t want to take another step. Even when our hearts hurt. Even when it feels like the phone never rings and no one cares, we are enough.
A Micro Story About My Life with Depression
Years after that first day when I was eight—on a day just as bright and clear—the world once again plunged into a meaningless gray. Only this time, it didn’t lift.
Somewhere in the Middle
I wanted to hear the candid account of someone in the middle, maybe just past the hardest days of this illness, but not quite to the happy ending where you’ve reached the place you never thought you would.
Flowers at Your Feet
The good exists even if it’s small, silly, or invisible.
Celebrating My Pride: I Am Not Half Anything
All the time spent thinking I was half-this and half-that and yet not enough of either, when in reality, I am a whole person whose identity is not half-anything.
The Harmaleighs’ Lead Singer Takes on Depression and Anxiety
The Harmaleighs, an indie/rock duo from Nashville, are set to release their sophomore album on August 2. The album is a conceptual work that centers around lead singer Haley’s challenges and triumphs with mental health.
More Than a Diagnosis
I am more than a diagnosis, and I don’t have to pick between labels.
Depression Steals More Than Just Joy
That’s what I feel like when I’m in the depths of depression — that everything I do is meaningless — that all I am doing is passing time, waiting for it all to be over.
When You Feel Like a Fraud in Recovery
I spend much of my day supporting people in their lowest moments. I try to convey that they are worthy, that they deserve support and help, and how important it is that they take care of themselves.
