Spring break up is here, bringing black ice, snow melt, and 15-hours of daylight. I’m finally shaking off the seasonal depression and have packed my happy lamp away. Which means it’s time to assess the damage depression has done. We sometimes think of depression solely in terms of emotional damage….
As many of you know, I’ve struggled with depression for several years. First postpartum depression aggravated by severe anemia, and then seasonal depression caused by living through an Alaskan winter. It’s been rough going. Some days have been very, very bad, especially as the pain associated with my Ehlers-Danlos has…
Recently I had a reason to look up childhood depression. It’s exactly as depressing and heart-breaking as you imagine. And one of the themes I found running through the posts and discussions were the stories of people who struggled with depression but didn’t have familial support. People who were told…