Depressive Disorder Stigma.In October 2013, I was hospitalized with severe depression and anxiety after putting some serious thought into ending my life.
I had reached the point that I was ready to be done with everything. I talked to my parents but they were no help. They insisted that I go out and be social, be in a better mood, and stop being so sad.
No one made any efforts to understand what was happening to me and that I couldn’t just “pull myself up by my bootstraps” or “just get over it”.
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