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People like you, talking about their experience with depression.

Living with Depression: Patient Stories and Support

Read stories from people who live with and manage depression and other mental health challenges. Each story gives a first-person account of living with depression, with tips for finding the right support and coping with depressive episodes. 

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Connecting with the World, Despite Depression
5 mins
article
Bryce Evans

Connecting with the World, Despite Depression

What I Need to Hear as a Mom with Anxiety
3 mins
article
Megan Potts

What I Need to Hear as a Mom with Anxiety

How 3 Parents Manage Their Depression
4 mins
article
Bryce Evans

How 3 Parents Manage Their Depression

How I Break the Cycle of Depression and Isolation
3 mins
article
René Brooks

How I Break the Cycle of Depression and Isolation

What I Wish My Parents Knew About My Mental Health Struggles
7 mins
article
Bryce Evans

What I Wish My Parents Knew About My Mental Health Struggles

COVID-19: Managing your Mental Health
1 min
article

COVID-19: Managing your Mental Health

How Pets Can Help Fight Depression
4 mins
article
Jonathan Rottenberg

How Pets Can Help Fight Depression

A Trip to the Psych Ward Reminded Me How Much My Family Valued Me
4 mins
article
René Brooks

A Trip to the Psych Ward Reminded Me How Much My Family Valued Me

5 Mindful Ways to Practice Self-Care Online
7 mins
article
Alice-May Purkiss

5 Mindful Ways to Practice Self-Care Online

Can You Learn from Depression?
4 mins
article
Jonathan Rottenberg

Can You Learn from Depression?

How Quitting Social Media Has Helped My Mental Health
3 mins
article
Bryce Evans

How Quitting Social Media Has Helped My Mental Health

How to Navigate Toxic Relationships with Depression
3 mins
article
Bryce Evans

How to Navigate Toxic Relationships with Depression

Returning to Therapy: My Hardest Mental Health Journey Yet
4 mins
article
René Brooks

Returning to Therapy: My Hardest Mental Health Journey Yet

Parenting with Depression and Anxiety
5 mins
article
Martin Gallagher

Parenting with Depression and Anxiety

How to Help a Loved One When Depression Becomes a Crisis
3 mins
article
Jonathan Rottenberg

How to Help a Loved One When Depression Becomes a Crisis

Gratitude isn’t Always Easy… Here’s How to Do it
3 mins
article
Bryce Evans

Gratitude isn’t Always Easy… Here’s How to Do it

About Life Effects

Living with one or more chronic conditions affects your life in so many ways. The only people who really know what you are going through are those who have faced the same challenges for years. With that in mind we have created Life Effects, an initiative shaped by patients, for patients.

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