I remember sitting in the library my junior year of high school desperately trying to figure out what was wrong with me. I had been feeling very fatigued, and had been sleeping at least 14 hours a day. I had constantly experienced unexplainable feelings of inadequateness, irritability, hopelessness, guilt, agony, and shame. I could not explain or justify my feelings to anyone, so I showed up wearing a great big smile on my face. I was trying to be a “functional” human being. In the back of my head, I knew for a long time that I was depressed, but … Continue reading Chapter 1