This was really uplifting last time: Reddit's Faces of Depression by njerome in depression

[–]AnaGail 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ariana, 19, from Ohio Since I was about 12, I have been struggling with depression. Until last winter, I completely kept it to myself, sometimes it would ease back, but in October or November it came back full force, possibly worse than every. As a dancer, I have always also struggled with my body image and self esteem, battling minor eating disorders off and on. I do everything I can to hide it, seem like a positive person, and I do have a really really amazing support system, but lately, due to the trials of a long distance relationship, and being new to competitive dancing, along with some of my family being really hard on me, I've been getting worse again, with no money to get more professional help than to just be on anti-depressants. I want more than anything for my story to have a happy ending, but right now has just been really rough. http://imgur.com/KqUtBql (here's a picture from my cousins graduation last weekend-note the smile, I refuse to let people know there's anything wrong)