Depression and anxiety can affect anyone. Even famous people suffer depression or anxiety. It’s important that you reach out for help. Talk to someone. Tell someone you trust how you’re feeling. Don’t be ashamed, embarrassed or afraid. There are others out there suffering from depression. Maybe not the same way as you are, but that’s…

reposted from an earlier article  by Terezia Farkas “Warning Signs Of a Suicide” Warning Signs of Suicide Any one of these are warning signs of suicide. Even if the person hasn’t seriously contemplated suicide, these symptoms may signal a cry for help: Verbal suicide threats such as, “You’d be better off without me.” or “Maybe I…

  The Storybook Project. Share your story of suicide and help someone. What is the Storybook project? The Story book project wants to break stigma about suicide. The Story book is about people whose lives have been touched by suicide. It is stories of people who attempted suicide and chose to live, and people whose loved ones…

Growing up, most of us aren’t taught to look out for signs of depression. So if you’re experiencing it, especially as a teenager, it’s easy to think there’s just something wrong with you — and it’s easy for parents and other adults to pass you off as another moody kid. But young people do get depression —…

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