Author: Valerie Barna

I was living in a tunnel vision of dark depression, and there was barely a glimmer of hope at the end of it. That’s how I felt until I sought professional psychiatric care and started taking the right medicine. Prior to that, I went about my business convincing myself that I was okay. I functioned well enough to not “need” help, but I certainly behaved differently enough to elicit questions from friends and coworkers. Those who spent the most time with me may have noticed my ups and downs more clearly than I did. Luckily, I also had a constant…

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