**** Trigger Warning: suicidal ideation **** “I would like to share my story about my diagnosis of, and battle with, Persistent Depressive Disorder (PDD) – also known as Dysthymia.
I was probably around 15 when I started noticing something wasn’t right with me. It didn’t come on suddenly, but it slowly built over time until one day I realised that I didn’t want to be alive anymore.
When I was 16, I went to the doctor as my mental health had deteriorated significantly. I was still functioning incredibly highly – attending school every day, socialising lots, appearing “normal” and even happy to the outside world, but I was consumed with suicidal thoughts and hopelessness.
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