When the lights go out
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Last published Thu, Apr 14, 2016
If you have ever experienced depression of any kind you know that it feels like you're drowning while everyone else is breathing fine.You would do everything and anything to be able to take control of your life because it feels like your world is crashing down around you.When someone asks "if you could have any superpower what would be"you would say "to be able to breathe like everyone else"
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