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A powerful, personal and heart wrenching blog by Fredrik Backman.

http://www.fredrikbackman.com/2018/07...

Thank you for sharing, Jason, that was very powerful indeed. I am going to share it with my kids - my son suffers from depression and my daughter from anxiety. Nothing as bad as what Backman describes, so I am very grateful for that.

annapi wrote: "Thank you for sharing, Jason, that was very powerful indeed. I am going to share it with my kids - my son suffers from depression and my daughter from anxiety. Nothing as bad as what Backman descri..."

You are welcome. You kids might like Sebastian and the Troll also. Its a short story, about 7 pages long. https://www.fredrikbackman.com/2018/0...

Wow, that piece was so honest. I really feel for him. Anxiety can be so debilitating.

Thank you for sharing, Jason. When those who suffer see and know that they are not alone, it can make all the difference in the world. My husband is Bi-Polar and also suffers with debilitating bouts of depression. In our "enlightened" world, you would think that people would accept the science of our brains, and know this is a disease, just like any other. Again, thank you!

That was really powerful and well done! Quite spot on!

What a brutally honest and enlightening blog. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you Jason for sharing. Much of what the author wrote struck a note with me. My family is rife with various mental illnesses ranging from bi-polar disorder to clinical depression, anxiety, and suicide. My parents and sisters suffered for many years with untreated mental disorders. Early on, as a young adult, I felt something was desperately wrong. I was always in a rage with everything, everyone, the whole world. It was exhausting. I sought help through therapy and appropriate medications. I still stuggle with my own personal demons knowing I will never be cured, but I'm getting better all the time. Again, Jason and everyone else thanks for sharing.

Wow, Thanks for sharing this. We have a lot of depression in our family too, so A Man Called Ove really resonated with me. I don't think a person without depression or anxiety could have written something so powerful.

A Man Called Ove is definitly written by someone with an inside track to mental disorders. Many other books deftly treat the field with stories of people in the throes of mental illiness: Sophie's Choice; The Bell Jar; Girl, Interrupted; and Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Maddness to name a few. I expect there are hundreds of thousands of people suffering from depression and anxiety. Heck, it could be millions. But people who seek help are the ones to watch out for. Ha!