A Journey from Self-Preservation to Advocacy

by Katy Hamm

I suffer from anxiety and depression.

Statistically that is not an uncommon thing, but there is still a great deal of stigma that presents with identifying with any mental health issue.

My troubles began my freshman year of college, when I  found I had a great deal of social anxiety, which brought out my depression. A depression that multiplied after my best friend Emily was killed by a drunk driver that following summer. Continue reading