Good to hear openness and honesty around mental illness and the sad ending it can bring to someone's life. I am 64 yrs of age and have struggled on and off with depression since my teens. I have had some serious boutsof it and suicide attempts. Luckily I have survived and living my life the best I can. It is not an illness that receives much understanding or compassion. How do you tell a friend that you just cannot see them when they want to visit because you can't bear to be around people right now? I hate that. I survived and live my life one day at a time only. Serious depression is no joke and I would never wish it on my worst ever enemy. As a last comment ... medications worked temporarily for me, but, eventually they would stop working. There is no magic pill. Some days it is just get up, breathe ... put one foot in front of the other and keep moving.
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