On Tackling Mental Illness Taboos Online

Why writing about what ails us is counterintuitive but necessary

Kitty Hannah Eden
Nov 7 · 5 min read
Photo by Jake Melara on Unsplash

Depression is an isolating disease.

First you retreat into your own head then you keep everyone at arm’s length because being sociable isn’t one of the hallmarks of the illness.

Kitty Hannah Eden

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