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Xavier and Cory — Depression in the Family

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Xavier and Cory know the crippling pain of losing a child to suicide. Both have also confronted depression in themselves. Xavier and Cory share their story to encourage families to address signs of depression in their loved ones. Early signs of depression Xavier’s...

Chris, 45, dysthymia, and wife, Jill

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Chris, 45, dysthymia, and wife, Jill A rough start in life Growing up, Chris saw substance abuse and mood disorders on both sides of his family. “I remember my mother and father fighting a lot when we were kids,” Chris says. Both he and his little brother were smart,...

Lyn

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Lyn’s first experience with major depression came when she was a single mother of three in her twenties struggling to keep her head above water. “I wasn’t really functioning,” Lyn remembers. “I was sleeping all the time. I couldn’t tell you if my kids were bathing...