Best of luck to you!

Welcome to the world of my mom asking you “Are you taking your medicine??”

It always befuddles me when I learn that someone larger than life is no different than me. I never battled depression but did take on some other mental shizz, so kudos to you for keeping it real, and let’s hope America uncorks its head so when can get some HRC…

Thank you for your courage to share this.

In all seriousness, the insurance industry’s treatment of mental health issues hasn’t done anything to help the social perception of mental illness. I’m lucky that my insurance has always covered my antidepressants. The hardcore anti-anxiety drug I require is priced higher, but at least they cover the bulk. Without those two medications, I might as well be a type-one diabetic who can’t afford insulin. I would be dead. It’s that simple. And it shouldn’t be like that. Mental illness is no different than a physical illness, and it’s a travesty that insurance companies still treat them differently.

I’m glad treatment’s helping. Thanks for sharing. When my panic disorder and depression were at their worst five years ago, I chronicled all of it on my blog. It was ugly. But to this day, I still get emails from people who know followed my story, either telling me that what I wrote prompted them to get help or helped them understand an ill loved one. By putting yourself out there, you have no idea how many people you’re helping. This is what it takes to change the perception of depression and other mental illnesses.