Fighting the Darkness

Here is a guest post from Sam. As I walk to my car from class, heading home to an empty apartment, I see all these students hanging out; sitting on the grass, laughing. I look back on my college career-how much I learned, and how many things I missed out on. The things that I missed out on due to

I just realized it's been a full month since I posted last! I have been trying to post more regularly, but I guess life got away from me this month. So what has been keeping me busy? First of all, my mole biopsy came back with abnormal cells. So in May I am getting a larger hole cut out of my face

I had a rough week this past week. On Monday I went to the dermatologist to have him look at a mole that's been changing. We've been monitoring it for about six months now. I've been feeling very comfortable about it and didn't think it had been changing too much. But I guess I was wrong. During my

Through my Facebook group I have had many people share their stories with me. Today I would like to share Laura's story with you. Laura's Story: I am a twenty one year old college student, who appears to have everything going for me. I am going to graduate with honors and I have always been the one

Through my Facebook group I have had many people share their stories with me. Today I would like to share Trisha's story with you.  Trisha's Story: I am a 42-year old woman who has struggled with depression all of my life. Most of it in denial or partial-denial. I have finally accepted and have e

Through my Facebook group I have had many people share their stories with me. Today I would like to share Michael's story with you.  Michael's Story: I  haven't had depression in a very long time but since xmas 2011 I am in a dark place and can't seem to shake it. A few triggers may have started

Do you know the difference between depression and just feeling sad? For the longest time, I didn't. As a teenager I felt as though something was wrong with me, but I didn't ever think it was depression. I knew I was extraordinarily unhappy. I knew I didn't want to be alive. I knew life held no mean

Today the Canucks for Kids Fund (CFKF) in conjunction with Fraser Health and Provincial Health Services Authority, and BC Children’s Hospital announced the launch of Mindcheck.ca, a resource website designed for BC youth and young adults, as well as family members and friends, to recognize symptoms

When I was younger I rarely watched comedies, never listened to upbeat music or read "light" books. I focused on the depressing, because I thought it was real. Somewhere along the way, I learned that those things brought me down and changed my ways. Today I watch comedies, listen to music that is u

Here is a guest post by Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW Approximately 10% of Americans -- that’s close to twenty-one million people -- suffer from depression. Some accounts claim that one hundred and twenty million people worldwide suffer from this burdensome disease. While treatments range from medicatio