By Joelle Faison
“Not having friends to confide in made my depression worse.”
Your best friends are supposed to keep your biggest secrets. And when that secret is clinical depression, a betrayal of trust can lead to a dark spiral, leading to more emotional walls, and more depression.
But there is another way.
Joelle’s story comes to us from Wide Angle Youth Media, our partners in Baltimore, Maryland.
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