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“My Crippling Depression”

“My Crippling Depression”

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May 12, 2025
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I’m really coming to love Substack to be a place where I can be real with you guys. Like sure, I’ll throw in funny stuff when it’s appropriate, but I feel like you guys are paying for something different so you deserve it.

OK, I’m just gonna be honest yesterday. I was so deeply depressed, that I wasn’t even able to be verbal! It took all my strength to send three texts, reaching out to friends for help. I’ve been diagnosed with complex PTSD, which is not taken very seriously, and in fact considered fashionable, but let me tell you it is a bitch. It can take me down. Way down.

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