By Kimberly Zapata I have an admission to make: I stopped taking my antidepressants. Again. I didn’t forget to take them or run out, and I didn’t have some type of breakthrough — or breakdown. Instead, I just woke one morning and decided I didn’t need them. “I am OK” I thought, and so I … Continue reading What No One Tells You About Coming Off Antidepressants
Category: Depression
To Those I’ve Hurt While Depressed
By Kimberly Zapata I’m sorry. I know those two words seem so small, and they are. They are nothing more than nine simple, basic characters, but I don’t know where else to start so I’m sorry — I’m so, so sorry — for how my depression affects you. I’m sorry for how my depression affects others. There … Continue reading To Those I’ve Hurt While Depressed
The Many Faces Of Depression
By Kimberly Zapata I’ve heard it all before: You must be so happy. I mean, you have such a sweet husband, such a smart and beautiful daughter, and a job you love. You are so lucky. You are so blessed. And make no mistake: I am lucky, and I am blessed. But I am not … Continue reading The Many Faces Of Depression
What It Feels Like To Have A Depressive Episode
By Kimberly Zapata It has been a difficult month. A dark and dreary month. A wet, impossibly cold, and impossibly painful month. My bones ache. My joints ache. My mind is racing, and my heart is heavy. And, as such, I have drawn the curtains. I have hidden under the covers. I have closed every … Continue reading What It Feels Like To Have A Depressive Episode
Greater Than: Illness 