When depression upturned my world like a tornado, I retreated into a world of black and white thinking. It was a familiar, “safe” place where I could feel some...
Column: Depression
Throughout my battle with depression, I have learned many lessons. I have learned the value of having an accountability partner, surrounding yourself with...
Are you ever fully recovered from depression? This is a question I’ve been asked a lot. Someone who asked me this question most recently did so because...
Whether you want to share the truth regarding the origin of your self-harm scars is up to you and where you are at in your recovery.
I still remember my first visit to Dr. Looney as a junior in high school (yes, that was actually his name). Earlier in the week, I had a particularly painful...
I finally started to feel the first significant decrease in my depression symptoms the spring before I left for college. Over the summer, I continued to become...
When he found that I had already changed into pajamas and washed off all of my makeup by three o’clock on a Friday night, my dad sat down beside me and said...
We should unclench our hands, let go those things that cannot be changed, and instead love the change around us. Through change, you will learn more about...
I want to focus on three mental barriers I found the hardest to get over while I had depression. All of these came from me, and I am happy to be able to break...
I've found behavioral activation - setting goals and acting opposite to my feelings of depression - is the best way to break down my mental barriers.
As I’ve shared before, I was the very first guest writer to share my story when Lauren Bersaglio started this adventure of Libero. At the time, I was in a...
They say lightning doesn’t strike twice, but unfortunately, if you have suffered from depression for any length of time, you are probably aware the sentiment...
I know this is a tough thing to do sometimes especially when depression is a reality in your life, but training yourself to see the positives within yourself...
When fighting depression, the first thing I always found was how quickly I could get caught-up in my own thoughts and within my own head. This month’s...
My favourite part of the holidays is the nostalgia that drips sweet with memory. The other thing I love about the holidays is relaxing – something I...
I had some great reflection time last night and some more reflection time earlier this morning and I started to get to this awkward point. One of my...
Today I am going to be writing on the importance of self-reflection. We live in a society where everything is about being extroverted about telling the world...