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A Legacy of Depression: Guest Post at Chronically Whole

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Today, I’m guest posting for my new friend (and For the Love launch team member) Stacey Philpot’s series, The Diagnosis Stories, at Chronically Whole:

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I don’t like telling people that I take an antidepressant every day, that without it I probably wouldn’t be able to do the things I do well, like take care of my kids, my home, my blog and my fundraisers.

I don’t like telling people that last winter, I broke down in tears in my doctor’s office, and she told me that I needed to take something before depression caused me to lose any more weight.  I don’t like telling people that taking an antidepressant has changed my life.

Read more here.

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