Tag: depression
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Death wanted a sharper blade
Scissors are not a great suicide tool. I found this out first hand, lying on the floor of my bedroom – or bathroom, I’ve tried multiple times – scraping the scissors down…
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Hollywood, our old friend
What is Hollywood really? Is it the big brother that comforts us when we feel down and out, or is it the school bully, pointing out our flaws and magnifying them to…
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Mental Health: Sympathy for the celebrity, ridicule for the rest
Celebrities are treated differently than regular people. That is nothing new and like it or not, most of us kind of accept it as just the way it is. I do not…
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Use your voice in a positive way
Are you #depressed? According to the Mood Disorders Association of Ontario depression is one of the lead causes of disabilities around the world. It is also said that one in ten Canadians…
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Carol Todd: A mother’s journey through tragedy
On September 7, 2012, 15-year-old Amanda Todd of Port Coquitlam, British Colombia, posted a video on YouTube. In nine minutes, cue cards are used in silence, set to the music of Jimmy…
