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It’s about wanting to cancel plans with a friend who means the world to me and not knowing exactly why. It’s about not wanting to show up at a party even though a part of me is dying to attend. It’s about having conflicting feelings about every good thing that happens to me.

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Believe it or not, I’m a foodie, so I understand the skepticism surrounding such a seemingly monkish diet plan.

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We finesse our way through our day only to fall apart at night silently, alone, and isolated.

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No matter what you eat, don’t sweat it off.

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Research has shown over the years that we don’t talk about disability rights as much as we discuss many other areas where we need social change.

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Sleeping too little. Laughing just a bit louder and smiling just a bit wider than normal. Eating habits suddenly changing, either overeating or eating too little or suddenly losing interest or finding fault with foods they used to enjoy because everything just tastes bland.

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I want more friends — but I don’t want to do any of the things required to make friends. I don’t want to put myself out there. I don’t want to ask for phone numbers or send the first text. I don’t want to meet up for drinks. I don’t want to get stuck in conversation.

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I almost experience life in the third person — because I am constantly evaluating it and worrying about the meaning of it, I lose the experience itself.

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Prozac, Zoloft, Cipralex, Cymbalta, Zyban and beyond — there’s a long list of antidepressants, and an even longer list of people who are on them.

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As much as it may confuse you, when a person with depression is admitting to you they’re at their lowest, the last thing they need to hear is you offer pearls of wisdom.