Rich's Story
Rich shares his story about depression and an attempted suicide recovery. "I was able to get help from friends, family, a doctor, and then a psychologist."
You are worthy of recovery.
“I stayed inside my basement for about a year. I rarely left. I went through the process of covering my windows with cardboard. I was in this darkness – emotionally, but even literally. I didn’t see the light at the end of the tunnel, it just never appeared to me that this was ever going to end.”
Rich talks about:
- The impact of his father’s health tragedy on Rich’s own health
- Struggling with emotions and feeling alone
- Struggling at university
- Isolation
- Attempting suicide
- Reaching out
- Building supports
- Surrounding himself in positive environments
“I was slowly able to build myself to be able to talk about the depressive thoughts and feelings that were inside of me. I was able to get help from my friends, family, and eventually a doctor, and then a psychologist.”
“I’ve learned that now I can live a life with depression, yet still be happy. And that I’m worth that.”
– Rich, mental health advocate
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