How I Fight Depression

When I sense the spectre of depression sneaking up behind me, there are some things I do to fend it off…

A. S. Deller
Nov 2 · 5 min read

I’ve had bouts of depression on and off through the years. The first occurred over the course of nearly my entire 6th grade year. My grandmother Helen, on my mother’s side, to whom I was closest, died in the summer prior to my starting middle school…

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A. S. Deller

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