Every one of us deals with mental health challenges. Whether we're losing sleep about the math exam tomorrow or are hospitalized for schizophrenia, whether we're on medication for depression or battling obsessive regrets over how we've raised our children - we each have been dealt a unique set of cards.
For almost 20 years my hand has included mild depression, which I've dealt with through counselling, and at one point, medication. Last July it also included a surprise episode of extreme anxiety that sent me to hospital for a night. Both of these interrelated challenges are rooted in a cocktail of genetics, chemical imbalances in my brain, personality, circumstances and lifestyle …
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