Living in Darkness interview with Toni White
Our next interview is with Toni White. You can learn more about her and follow her adventures by visiting her blog Reclaiming My Future. What was your experience with depression before you began travel? I was 13 years old when my life changed. One day I seemed to wake up and my mind had gone. To this day I don’t know the trigger of my depression. My mental illness began with psychotic depression, with me hitting the...
Living in Darkness–Interview with Brandy Bell
Brandy Bell of It’s One World…Travel! is next in our Living in Darkness interview series. She paints some excellent imagery about what living with depression is like. How can I tell you what it feels like to be depressed? You’ve had three hours of sleep and the alarm is blaring in your ear. The sickening realization that you have to get out of your warm bed and put your feet on the cold floor. They’re all waiting for you, you...
Living with Darkness–Interview with Forrest Walker
As I wrote when I shared about my long-term battle with depression, I am introducing an interview series from fellow travelers who have dealt with depression to share not only their experiences, but what also helps them deal with the condition. I hope sharing their stories helps others. I’d like to thank Forrest of The Other Side of the Coconut for sharing part of his journey with us. What was your experience with depression...
Living in Darkness, Dealing with Depression
I’ve shared a little bit about myself and some of my . . . struggles before on the blog. I share these experiences hoping to inspire people to change their lives and follow their dreams, or to let others know they aren’t alone. Many people live with and battle chronic depression. I am one of them. It is with the above-stated purpose that I’ve decided to do a new series — Living in Darkness. I have battled clinical...
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