That time I opened up to somebody about my mental health

That time I opened up to somebody about my mental health

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. In 2024, suicide was the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. In the same year, there were an estimated 2.2 million suicide attempts.  I’ve been through my fair share of mental health struggles, but nothing stands out to me more than my experience with depression in my sophomore year of high school.  I look back on …