
Barbara Stepko details the experience of five people with depression. One of these is Nita Sweeney. As a child, Nita felt that she lived with an immense melancholy that prevented her from functioning. These feelings stayed with Nita throughout her professional years. Her grave feelings weighed on her until she made a plan to take her life. She was stopped by a call from her therapist. Because of this professional, Nita spent time in the hospital and used writing, running, and medications to stabilize herself. Useful for community groups to discuss stigma of seeking help for mental illness.
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- Link: https://www.aarp.org/espanol/salud/enfermedades-y-tratamientos/info-2022/como-se-siente-tener-depresion.html
Details
Language: Spanish
Type of Story: Newspaper or Magazine
Medium: written
Contributed by: Health Story Hub Team ( health-storyhub@uiowa.edu )
Citation:
Stepko, B. (2022, June 14). Esto es lo que sientes cuando tienes depresión. AARP. https://www.aarp.org/espanol/salud/enfermedades-y-tratamientos/info-2022/como-se-siente-tener-depresion.html