"I felt plagued with a negative attitude and a sense that I was permanently in the shade. I'm normally such a bubbly, positive person, and all of a sudden I stopped feeling like myself," she wrote in an essay for Motto.
"There was no logical reason for me to feel this way. I was at New York University, I was paying my bills on time, I had friends and ambition—but for some reason, there was something intangible dragging me down."
She was quick to point out that her struggle with depression was more than sadness, describing it as "a complete and utter sense of isolation and loneliness".
But she said her support network, namely her mother, helped her overcome her demons by reminding her it was okay to ask for help.
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Category(s):Depression
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