Tag: clinical depression

The Big Stigma of Being Depressed and Sober

.Reading time 10 minutes.

As the year anniversary of Williams’ death approaches, we are no closer to having real conversations about mental health. I hope we can join together in support of each other and in defiance of the stigma around mental illness. Initially posted on The Bold Italic Robin Williams’s death has instigated numerous conversations around sobriety, but the […]

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“Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1,” Interview with Filmmaker Dana Perry

.Reading time 9 minutes.

“What’s that clicking I hear in the background?” a woman says into the phone. “You’re playing with the clip? Do you have the gun right with you there, too? Okay … could we agree to not use it while we’re on the phone; that would make me feel comfortable. Can we agree to that?”

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