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Not Seasonal, Just Depression

My Brains Not Broken

The more experience I’ve gained on my mental health journey, the better I’ve gotten at recognizing my depression and the reasons behind it. That being said, depression can still be tricky. There are times where I feel like I know exactly why I feel depressed; other times, it’s like a feeling or emotion comes out of nowhere.

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What Does Depression Look Like? More Than You Think

My Brains Not Broken

Recently, I came to terms with the fact that I’ve been experiencing a tricky bout of depression for the past month or so. It wasn’t easy to spot, and even though I’ve lived with depression for almost a third of my life, I couldn’t recognize it for a long time. So why did I feel so fooled by this?

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A Reflection on Depression

My Brains Not Broken

Sometimes, depression takes. But depression puts those things out of reach, making you feel less than once again. Depression doesn’t care what your plan is, or what your goals are. We don’t always see what depression takes. We don’t choose depression. We get tired of depression.

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Returning to Writing With a Renewed Focus

My Brains Not Broken

When I started My Brain’s Not Broken, I wanted to document my journey living with anxiety and depression. I didn’t understand the number of ways that anxiety and depression impacted me. I was getting better at managing my symptoms, but there was still a lot I didn’t understand.

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Medication for Depression or Anxiety

Gary Direnfeld

If you have been prescribed medication for depression or anxiety, it is important to know it can take a good four to six weeks before you truly feel the benefit. Unlike a Tylenol for a headache which usually reaches therapeutic level in about 20 minutes, medications for depression and anxiety literally takes weeks.

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What Is Clinical Depression, And What Does It Look Like?

My Brains Not Broken

As someone who has lived with clinical depression for almost a decade, I’ve learned a lot about what depression is, what it means to me, and how it looks in my day-to-day life. So, what is clinical depression, and what does it look like in a person’s life? Clinical depression isn’t necessarily caused by some life event.

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Smiling Through Depression: The Hidden Pain of High-Functioning Mental Illness

Nnatasha Tracy

"Smiling depression" and "high-functioning depression" arent official diagnoses, but if youve ever forced a smile while feeling broken inside, you know theyre real. In this article, I share my experience with smiling depression, why we do it, and why its okay to stop hiding. You dont have to carry this alone.