How depression impacted Annika's life | Mind

For Annika, depression made her anxious to slow down or relax. She was worried what would happen if she didn't keep busy. Depression can affect people in many different ways. Learn more about depression and ways to get help on Mind's website 💙 www.mind.org.uk/information-s...
Annika is neurodivergent with lived experience of depression. She's experienced othering, loss and discrimination but she's found relief and recovery in nature, her faith, music, travelling and using her lived experience to support others - volunteering for Emerge, Advocacy a mental health charity working with young people.
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