It's thirty years ago, but I can still remember in painful detail what it was like to be a teenager with depression. I felt lost all the time. I dragged myself through weekdays and evenings, and weekends I spent as much time as possible in some form of escapism, mainly reading and television. When I ...
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So good to see you!
Merely Me
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 06:42 PM
Hi Deborah!
Just wanted to say first of all...I am really happy to see you! 
Yeah...I can relate. I was a depressed teen-ager...a depressed young adult...now I am a middle aged depressive and soon to be old lady with depression. LOL...I gotta laugh or I might cry.
Seriously...those can be very hard times during the teen years. I had no money during that time so ended up getting a graduate student to help me at a community center. She really cared...I still remember her. I wish there were more resources out for teens. There seems to be a lot more help nowadays than when I was a teen...mainly due to the internet.
Anyways...great article as usual. I can't wait to read more of your posts.
Hi Deborah!
Just wanted to say first of all...I am really happy to see you!
Yeah...I can relate. I was a depressed teen-ager...a depressed young adult...now I am a middle aged depressive and soon to be old lady with depression. LOL...I gotta laugh or I might cry.
Seriously...those can be very hard times during the teen years. I had no money during that time so ended up getting a graduate student to help me at a community center. She really cared...I still remember her. I wish there were more resources out for teens. There seems to be a lot more help nowadays than when I was a teen...mainly due to the internet.
Anyways...great article as usual. I can't wait to read more of your posts.