My depression has always been overwhelming. I’d never kill myself because I wouldn’t do that to my family. But, there have been mornings when I said to myself “if I got into an accident today and was killed, that would be alright.” Moving through life was like trying to run…

It was going to be so different this year. This was your year to trip the light fantastic, grab the bull by the horns and capture that ever elusive brass ring. You were a Gladiator in January, shouting “are you not entertained?” to the rapt crowd watching you work out…

It came out of the blue. He had introduced you to his entire, extended family at a recent family reunion of his, and everyone liked you. The two of you had talked about getting married — even going so far as to discuss the children you would one day have. …

It’s happening again. You feel that familiar pit of dread in the middle of your stomach growing bigger and bigger until you think you’ll choke on it and gag in front of the whole office. You might even throw up, and wouldn’t that embarrassment add some juicy spice to the…