Letting Go of “I Have to Do It” About five or six years ago, when I was 30 and married for three years, I develo… Read more
“Rest More. Maybe We’ll Go on a Trip When You Feel Like It.” When I was 25, I developed depression. At first, I absolutely refused to accept … Read more
“It’s Not a Place You Need to Sacrifice Your Life For” I’m currently 23 years old, working full-time. I have painful memories of strugg… Read more
The Idea That “Depression Is Contagious” I’m a housewife in my 40s with three children, and I have depression. Have you e… Read more
Dreams During Depression: A Message to Do Better Even in Depression, You Still Dream For years, I’ve been waking up every hour or… Read more
“Depression Is a Brain Illness, Not a Matter of Mental Weakness” In high school, I was part of a highly competitive sports club, but I was one of… Read more
“They Barely Know Me, Yet They Care So Much—That’s a Good Thing” One of the main causes of my depression was the near-daily reprimands I received… Read more
An All-Star Cast of Nightmares I’ll never forget it. January 1, 2015—the first dream of the new year, and it wa… Read more
The Intense Struggle of Depression in My Early 20s In my early 20s, I went through an incredibly tough time. Simple things like tak… Read more
The Support Around You Is No Accident I love reading the “Life Advice” column in the Yomiuri Shimbun, and I always loo… Read more
Overcoming Depression: A Helping Hand Made the Difference This is my own experience. At my lowest point, my symptoms were severe—hair loss… Read more
My Mother’s Depression and Her Treatment with Imipramine About ten years ago, my mother, who lives back home, was diagnosed with depressi… Read more
Joining a Singing Club as Part of My Depression Recovery Ten years ago, I was diagnosed with postpartum depression. After giving birth to… Read more
My Depression Treatment: Tryptanol and Wyeth’s Anti-Anxiety Meds My depression treatment primarily involved medication: Tryptanol, an antidepress… Read more
Living with My Depressed Boyfriend: Year One I’d heard somewhere that “living with someone who has depression can make you de… Read more