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Didi Hairston - Mental Health Advocate
A compelling, down to earth look into life being mentally ill and Black.
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Mommy, I'm Sick
What followed was- tears, panic, numbness, fear, concern, anger, and fighting. She’s always been very sensitive. Just like her mommy....

divawdep
Sep 14, 20222 min read


Suicide Prevention Month
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. I'm watching an episode of Perry Mason from 1965. (I'm an old soul.😁) Della is...

divawdep
Sep 10, 20221 min read


Schizophrenia is Black and Brown
We used to think that Schizophrenia was just hearing voices. We used to think that Schizophrenia was another "white people" disease. It's...

divawdep
Aug 29, 20221 min read


Trauma Insomnia
Insomnia induced by trauma is not something that is talked about enough. If you suffer from insomnia, meds or something else is...

divawdep
Aug 22, 20221 min read


Silently Screaming
I had to have an emergency therapy session today. Something happened that sent me spiraling. Since I've already been in a sinking ship...

divawdep
Aug 3, 20222 min read


WTF is Narcissism!
I never knew what narcissism truly meant. I always thought that it was someone that was very vain. And being vain is annoying, but not...

divawdep
Jul 29, 20221 min read


MAN DOWN!! MAN DOWN!!
According to the National Institute for Mental Health(NIMH), 6,000,000 men are diagnosed with depression every year. I don’t know all 6...

divawdep
Jun 27, 20222 min read


Fatherless Child!
My Grandpa and my Daddy loved me. Unconditionally. And I knew it. My sperm donor didn't love me. At all. And I knew it. And as of 2020,...

divawdep
Jun 21, 20221 min read


CAREGIVING WHILE DEPRESSED
JOIN US TONIGHT! THERE'S STILL TIME TO REGISTER. YOU MUST REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BREAKOUT DISCUSSIONS AFTER THE PANEL. Are you a...

divawdep
Jun 8, 20221 min read


RELATIONSHIPS: THE CASUALTIES OF DEPRESSION
A few months ago, a family member got angry with me because of a breakdown in communication. I was really hurt by how they addressed me,...

divawdep
May 30, 20223 min read


UNHAPPY MOTHER'S DAY
This is a piece that I wrote four years ago. Although the sentiments haven't changed much, the situation has gotten much worse. The pain...

divawdep
May 9, 20221 min read


Meds Suck!?!
Zoloft. Prozac. Wellbutrin. Cymbalta. Paxil. Lithium. Remeron. Effexor. Geodon. The list goes on. Take this pill to bring you up. Take...

divawdep
Apr 16, 20222 min read


NEW NAME. WHO DIS!
Behind the Mask with the Diva with Depression is now: NEW NAME! WHO DIS? LOL! SAME DIVA. DIFFERENT NAME. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE...

divawdep
Apr 12, 20221 min read


Doggie Love
This is my #granddoggie 🐶🥰 We got him when he was a teeny baby. I got sick a year before we got him. So I was home with him every day...

divawdep
Apr 7, 20221 min read


I Hate it Here!!!
This is a popular phrase right now. It means that you're over a particular situation or subject. For myself and millions of others, this...

divawdep
Mar 26, 20221 min read


Save Our Sistahs. SOS!!!
March is Women’s History Month. I thought I would share one of my favorite pieces. What the hell do you have to be depressed about?”...

divawdep
Mar 3, 20225 min read


They are ME......
It was 3am. I was on tossturn number 300. I opened my phone and saw that the beautiful Regina King lost her beautiful prince. I cried....

divawdep
Feb 3, 20222 min read


Oh, The Shame!
I had hit rockbottom. I had three breakdowns. One of which was at work. I couldn’t care for my house. All of the friends I thought I had...

divawdep
Jan 13, 20221 min read


Grief is Personal and Painful
Today is the one year "anniversary" of my father's funeral. Not only was I witnessing the departure of my biological father, I was also...

divawdep
Nov 16, 20212 min read


OH THE SHAME!!!!!
I had hit rockbottom. I had three breakdowns. One of which was at work. I couldn’t care for my house. All of the friends I thought I had...

divawdep
Oct 13, 20211 min read
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