Luckily, my roommate has agreed to help me out with this. I understand that no one wants to read the cliché “Best Roommate in the World” piece so I’m going to try my best to keep this from turning into one. Instead I plan to interview her with the goal of learning a bit more about her. Hopefully we will be able to understand each other a little bit better after the work is finished.
Lauren is clinically depressed. It’s sometimes difficult for me to empathize with her because I have had no personal experience with depression. But, I have lived with her for nearly two years now. It has been a learning experience in itself. There are some days when she feels physically ill. Suicide had often crossed her mind. Many people give up fighting depression. Suicide is unfortunately a common occurrence. Lauren refuses to give up. Instead she takes medication that come with a host of physical side effects that also render her ill. She is seeking the guidance of a counselor and joins clubs like GLBTA despite having days when she would rather stay in bed. This will not be a piece about sympathizing with a patient. This will be a piece about Lauren refusing to give up.
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