A Letter to a Former Friend

To my former friend, It has been three years now since we last spoke. I remember the first time we met. How I thought you were one of the coolest and most interesting people I had ever known at my life. You were so smart, strong, brave and confident. We moved in together, and you …

Jewelry Days

Back when I was first diagnosed, my roommate made a very strange comment to me, "I always know when I see you whether or not your having a bad day(aka depressive episode). If it's a good day, you wear jewelry." I thought about it, and in a way she was right. I have always been …

A Dog Walkers Perspective

I have seen a couple of people post videos and blogs about what it is like to be a dog walker, and that helped me when making my decision to apply. I am a dog walker through the company that basically acts as Uber for dogs. A customer requests a walk through an app, and …

Getting a Job With Reoccurring Depression

Getting a job is always stressful.  You worry about your resume, whether you are going to make a good impression and there is always that terrifying moment when your convinced you have spinach in your teeth even though you can't remember the last time you had spinach! On an unrelated note, I should probably eat …

Lunch

We had lunch, it only lasted an hour. He had called, said he was visiting some friends at my University. Did I want to meet for lunch? I said yes, I hadn't seen my cousin since Christmas. We were the same age in a big family. We had always remained close. I loved him, because …