VOX ATL Teen: Yes, I Struggle With Depression. But I’m A Survivor, Not A Victim.

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January 17th, 2019

About her struggle with depression, Maya Martin, 18, writes, “I saved and I am saving myself one day at a time, and I am grateful for every chance I get to be here …”

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How do I tell this story?

On Jan. 10, 2018, I’m sitting under dim, buzzing fluorescent lights in a bare, windowless room wearing a hospital gown that comes under my knees. The psych ward. Nothing about this is normal. There are people screaming.

But I just sit there because I’m tired, and I’m numb.

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