Opinion | A Biden Win Won t Cure My Trump-Era Depression – The New York Times
From that year until my early adulthood, every spring, around the anniversary of my cousin s death, my despondency would return. My panic attacks started when I was 16; I waited until I was of legal age to add an unhealthy relationship with alcohol to the mix.
Through therapy, I ve become good at recognizing the signs of depression and warding off the worst of its effects. I can note my own social withdrawal, recognize that I have slipped deeper into an overwhelming sadness and correct some very basic things in my life diet, exercise, sleep, returning phone calls to help me get back to normal.
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Since the day Donald Trump was elected, this hasn t worked.
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The author, a Mr. Smith, is no relation.