It’s liberating to talk about my struggles with mental illness. That is now that I’ve come out on the other side. There was a time I hid my anxiety and depression because I was embarrassed and didn’t understand my emotions.
I took solace in reading about others on the ADAA website — knowing I was not alone. My symptoms came on suddenly after starting the birth control pill with estrogen.
Falling into despair I didn’t know what hit me. I was scared and doctors at the time couldn’t explain why either. I saw a psychiatrist, but did not want antidepressants.
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