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Depression (41 found)
When Janelle returns home after three years in foster care, she finds it hard to readjust. Family therapy helps her and her mother build a new and better relationship. (full text)
Antwaun becomes dependent on drinking and smoking weed to deal with painful emotions, but gradually finds ways to deal with life without being high. (full text)
The writer starts keeping a journal in the 9th grade to deal with her father's absence from the family and her mother's financial problems. By writing and re-reading her diary, she gains a better understanding of herself and how to handle her emotional problems. (full text)
After her father abandons the family, the writer feels weighed down by family responsibilities. Physical symptoms of depression and thoughts of suicide eventually drive her to make some changes. (full text)
After telling a counselor that she’s being abused, the writer is removed from her home and gets the help she needs to recover. (full text)
Christina cuts to relieve her depression, but she feels guilty afterward and wants to stop. Eventually, she finds she can feel OK without hurting herself. (full text)
A sense of failure holds Angi back in school, until she breaks the pattern and gets help. (full text)
Teasing drives the author away from her family and into a deep depression. She contemplates suicide, but therapy helps her begin to feel better.
Andrew’s therapist helps him deal with his anger and sadness about not living with his family.
Because of an abusive past, the writer dissociates from reality and cuts herself. Yet she has the tiniest bit of hope that all is not lost.
Jason feels he can't express his true feelings to his family, and finds a support group of peers where he can share his opinions without being judged.
The writer feels like she's betraying her parents by reporting their addiction to crack, but she also realizes she's better off living in foster care and not at home with addicts who abuse her.
The author finds cutting helps her deal with a painful relationship with her father.
As she gets older, Rita feels more sympathy for her drug-addicted mother, which helps her let go of some of her anger over being abandoned.
To win the staff’s attention and affection, the writer tries to be the perfect group home girl.
A psychiatrist talks about the pros and cons of medication and therapy.
A therapist describes the pros and cons of anti-depressant medication.
Gloria enjoys therapy until she’s switched to a therapist she doesn’t like and is put on medication that makes her feel like a “lab animal.”
The writer, who is diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, had many therapists while in the system. She describes the two who helped her the most.
Loneliness, stress, and depression lead Melissa to cut. Therapy and support from her mother and boyfriend help her control the fixation.
Eugene’s carefree persona masks the pain of a childhood burdened by adult responsibilities, including an incarcerated mother.
The writer describes her infatuation with getting high, but also how being numb to your pain can be dangerous.
The writer interviews two mental health experts on how to help a friend who is depressed.
Shanté recommends a range of activities—including writing—as a way to battle the blues and negative feelings.
Rubie is 12 when her grandfather dies. She can't cry, and feels the conflicted and confusing emotions of guilt, anger, and sadness. But as she grows older she's able to put her emotions in perspective.
When Samira is sent to a mental hospital she feels trapped, until a sympathetic social worker helps her open up.
Gia’s been depressed all her life. In therapy, she learns to express her emotions and begins to emerge from her personal darkness.
A social worker talks about how cutting helps to relieve intense feelings of frustration and shame.
Growing up, Jessica is very close to her older brother Adolfo. But when she hits her teen years and becomes depressed, she tries to hide it from him.
Like many people, Troy feels a little depressed and disoriented during the winter months. It's called Seasonal Affective Disorder, and he explains its symptoms and ways to deal with it. (full text)
David grows up in a homophobic household and begins to despise himself when he discovers he is gay.
Neha becomes fast friends with Ali, bonding over their shared Nepali heritage. Soon, Neha realizes that Ali is lonely and wants to help, but her attempt to fix things creates in a rift in the friendship. (full text)
The author is haunted by the sexual abuse she suffered as a child. The only person who seems to understand is her boyfriend. (full text)
The writer gets addicted to the blissful highs of the drug ecstasy, until the devastating lows of crashing force her to cut back.
Terry starts writing when she's just 4 years old, and uses poems, short stories, and diaries to deal with painful aspects of her life. Writing is like a friend to Terry, lifting her out of depression and giving her hope.
Maya has been in therapy for years, but has had a hard time finding a therapist she feels comfortable with.
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