~~Did you know an estimated 22.1 percent of Americans ages 18 and older – about one in five adults – suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder?~~Depressive disorder affects approximately 18.8 million American adults, or 9.5 per cent; major depression, 9.9 million adults, and bipolar disorder (manic-depression) about 2.3 million adults. ****** I have Bipolar Disorder. [...]

  Envision feeling lonely when you are actually with people; with friends, celebrating a birthday party at someone’s house.  You experience emptiness.  The room is filled with chatter and laughter, yet you are seated; numb. Depression is lonely.  Curled up in a ball – lonely. This actually happened to me.  I was pretty much forced to [...]