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Depression/ ADHD

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I was searching Google for effects of propaganda on the human psych, and stumbled upon this site. After reading a few stories, I felt I had to share my own.  When I was in high school I was depressed. To the point where I was a walking text book definition. Failing grades, poor hygiene, isolation. All the signs were… Continue Reading

Labelled

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I’d been seeing an NHS clinical psychologist for thirteen years.  Let’s call her Marie and me Sarah (all names are changed in my story). We talked about what had happened to me and how it had affected me, we looked at what I found difficult. We considered strategies to manage my distress that sometimes manifested as profound anxiety and… Continue Reading

What If You Should Be Depressed?

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i have been very depressed three or four times. always it was the same cause. i’ve never had the experience of being depressed for no reason. i’ve never gone to bed feeling fine and woke up feeling depressed.i think i’ve acquired enough sophistication to say:i can’t imagine anyone under the same circumstances not becoming very depressed, crying constantly,… Continue Reading

My Story

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My story starts over ten years ago when I was brought into the psych system by a ob/gyn dooctor who thought I needed some help with my mental health issues. I had just had my son and was probably just dealing with post partem depression, which can be lessened by medications or maybe other ways. I do not know… Continue Reading