Stories

A story about a painful incident that has followed one woman her whole life.

Eileen tells how she managed to fake happiness even though dogged by memories of an abusive childhood.

"How did eight mental health care professionals mix it up and diagnose me incorrectly for more than a decade of my battle with mental illness?" Andy Behrman tells his story in "Electroboy", set to go into production in the fall of 2004 starring Tobey Maquire.

A review of the book "Electroboy", Andy Behrman's story of his life before getting proper treatment for his bipolar disorder. It's a story that reads like fiction, even though every word is true.

People react in many ways when they are first diagnosed with depression. Share your first reaction or read what others have written about their experiences.

This site presents various articles written by the site's author from his own personal experience on depression and suicide/suicidal thoughts.

An interview by Andy Behrman, author of "Electroboy" with Paul Jones, author of "Dear World: A Suicide Letter".

A young woman's story of what it's like to wear a medic-alert bracelet with the words, Manic Depressive engraved upon it.

A first person story about recovery from bipolar disorder.

An Australian woman name Kerry talks about her experiences with depression.

Peggy tells about the fog that depression drops over your mind. While working as bank teller she difficulty even with simple tasks like adding two plus two.

A review of Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar", which was a thinly veiled autobiographical account of her experiences with depression in an era when depression treatments were less effective than they are now.

Some of the best movies about depression that have been made in recent decades, complete with a brief plot outline for each.