Depression and Suicide have plagued my family for decades. My entire immediate family suffers from depression, and other mental illnesses. I’ve lost 3 extended family members to suicide. It’s hard living with a depressed person, especially when you, yourself suffer debilitating depression.

I’m now a grown up adult, I live with a male roommate who thankfully does NOT suffer from any mental illnesses or depression. He’s tickle-me-Elmo happy all the time. It helps me to live with a non depressed person.