American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

A woman with depression writes a list of what she wishes her friends knew.

A woman with mental illness writes a letter to her mom.

An African-American woman who started the When Your Brain Hurts project explains what it is like to be a psychology major in college who also struggles with mental illness.

A woman writes about how reading "The Fault in Our Stars," by John Green, helped her to recognize her depression as she struggled with chronic illness.

A woman living with depression describes how an improvement in your mental health can be surprising.

A woman with a mental illness shares how being sick forced her to focus on "eulogy virtues" instead of "resume values."

A woman with depression shares what phrases to avoid saying to someone struggling with depression.

A woman living with depression, OCD, ADHD and anxiety describes the hidden ways her mental illnesses affect her daily.

A woman with depression shares what she does on her days of rest with depression.

A woman working in community mental health describes how she came to accept she is deserving of mental health care.

A woman explains why she feels like depression is actually part of who she is.

A college graduate writes about the fears she has about admitting she is struggling with depression because she is a psychology major.

A woman with depression writes honestly about her experience with the illness and why it doesn't make her less of a Christian.