Daughters of Mormonism

Right click here to download the mp3. Art by Adam Martinakis Despite how common depression is, there is a lot of denial and secrecy attached to it. In this panel, Sybil is joined by panelists Amelia and Jenne A, and guests Lisa and Kendahl to discuss their experiences in living with depression.In this first part, we discuss depression in Utah and how  the idea of being a perfect Mormon woman can contribute to depression. We also talk about our own symptoms of depression. Here is a list of those symptoms:Symptoms of Depressionapathy and detachment; difficulty connecting with the living world and being a part of what is happeninga sense of powerlessness inward blaming, self-faulting, feeling worthlessexcessive sleeping; also insomnia or difficulty sleeping; being highly self-criticalphysical numbness or painasthma and breathing problemsmental darkness; feeling under a low ceilingdifficulty getting out of bedself isolation; being tense and withdrawnirritable bowel synd