I started going through a divorce and I started counseling. During the counseling I realized I have been suffering from depression for most of my life.
I remember trying to kill myself at 10 or 11 years old by riding my bike into traffic. I was just diagnosed with major depressive disorder, adjust disorder and anxiety with conversion disorder.
This has been one heck of a trip for me and I was always of the mindset that if you are depressed then you need to cheer up and do something you enjoy.
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