Twenty Years
I grew up in Temple, Texas with a family that had not noticed early signs of my mental illness. Parents divorced and I went to Florida. I found support with my sister Lisa; I felt ... Read more... »
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Personal Stories Articles
The Real Me
Everyone who cared had tried to help me for so long, but nothing was working. The elders of my church, although they placed no confidence in psychology, didn’t know what else to do. They offered ... Read more... »
Alice’s Story
My name is Alice and I live in New Zealand, and have lived here all my life. I am 24 years old, although I feel like I am still that small five-year-old girl going ... Read more... »
Grappling with Issues in a Small Town
Being raised in a small town with a state mental hospital across the creek from where I lived was scary enough as a child, but having a birth mother as a patient there for the ... Read more... »
Façade
I cannot speak on behalf of every depressed or troubled teenager and even if I could, I would not want to. Depression is an illness, not a personality defect or a lifestyle choice, as people ... Read more... »
My Battle with Mental Illness
I saw my psychiatrist for the first time in 2001. Stress from work was extremely overwhelming. I was working approximately 15 hours, sometimes more, a day, every day, plus going into the office on ... Read more... »
Rapunzel’s Story
My story about mental illness is essentially my entire life. Mental illness wasn’t something we talked about in my family, so I’m not sure I ever put my finger on it as a child, ... Read more... »
My Search for Significance
I remember losing my self-worth the day my dad and I raced up to visit my mother in the hospital. I was about seven years old. She was sick with bronchitis and asthma ... Read more... »
Losing in Life
When you grow up in New England, life revolves around the seasons. Memorial Day kicked off summer, even though it was still too cold to swim. Labor Day meant back to school, even though it ... Read more... »
Richard’s Story with Depression
Richard Appelt had been living the American dream when he started showing symptoms of a mental illness. An Army veteran who had moved his way up through the ranks at IBM during a 29-year career, ... Read more... »
Henry’s Story with Depression
Henry W., a 44-year-old advertisement company executive, had been married for 17 years before his wife demanded a divorce based on "irreconcilable differences." Henry and his wife, Mary, had been perceived as a "model" couple. ... Read more... »
Elise’s Story with Depression
Elise is an attractive and bright 24-year-old pre-law student. She is very popular, with numerous friends and family nearby. At the beginning of the fall semester of her junior year, she begins to feel overwhelmed ... Read more... »
Harry’s Story with Depression
From 1961 to 1996, I worked in the same profession with the same company. I was married to the same lady for 42 years. I raised four girls, put them all through college and they ... Read more... »
Amy’s Story with Depression
I was diagnosed with depression four years ago, and was prescribed 20 mg. of Prozac a day. This has been extremely effective. I now only take Prozac when I feel as if I cannot control ... Read more... »
Betty’s Story with Depression
Betty J. is a 74-year-old retired school teacher. She became widowed 20 years ago when her husband died unexpectedly in a car accident, after 30 years of marriage.
Following that tragedy, Betty went on to raise ... Read more... »
