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The Beginning of My Depression

Early signs of depression are doing bad in school, being in trouble, using drugs, and paying less attention to anything. I also wanted to be pretty much alone. I had to see a therapist because someone found out, and my family didn’t understand. My dad didn’t think it was serious, he thought I wanted attention, and my mother didn’t care about me.

 

 

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