Once again, we find ourselves in September, Mental health awareness month. As always, if you or someone you 
know is suffering from mental illness of any kind, it's not only important to get the professional help required, but is 
also imperative for those lucky enough not to suffer from it to understand it better. To that end, I present to you dear 
reader, an account of what it’s like to be in the shoes of a depressive. I’d like to thank my good friends A. and K. for 
helping me with this. Your descriptions of what it’s like inside the mind of a depressive have not only helped me 
compose this article, but have also helped me understand my own depression a bit more completely.

On August 12, 2014, I woke up and went about my usual morning routine; grabbed a glass of water, made breakfast for my daughter and…