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Why I Do What I Do

Deborah Gray
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Deborah Gray is the creator of the Wing of Madness depression site
Creator, Wing of Madness

Deborah Gray lived with undiagnosed clinical depression, both major...

Deborah Gray

Sunday, November 25, 2007
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One of the first five pages that I put up on my site I titled, "What is Depression (and What is it Not)?" I figured that since myths and misconceptions about depression had kept me from recognizing mine, it might be helpful if I laid it out in black and white for other people. Turns out that I was right. That page has been reprinted on other sites and in brochures more than any other article I've written. I also wrote about my own experience with depression. William Styron's account of his own depression was what gave a name to mine. I'm not as eloquent as him by a long shot, but I thought someone else might recognize their depression in my story.

I honestly didn't know what to expect when I created Wing of Madness. Even at that point, there were millions of sites on the Web. I kind of figured that my five little pages would be completely overlooked. But it didn't matter. I had to do it. I figured if even one person's depression was diagnosed a little earlier, I would have made a difference. And that was more than enough for me.
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