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DEPRESSED

DEPRESSED

Suhana Mahabal and Mihir Vishwarupe • September 29, 2023

Around campus, senior Ridhima Katare has heard many students using the word “depressed” and finds it bothersome when students use it as a joke or casually. With many students using the term loosely,...

I was formally diagnosed with depression and anxiety nearing a year ago, and sharing about it in any form felt like I was viscerally tearing myself open.

Spill Your Guts

April Wang, Staff Writer • March 3, 2023

Honestly, I’m okay with being vulnerable about my depression and anxiety. I know there’s a stigma against people with mental illnesses, but personally, it was never that I was afraid of...

Encouraging people to suppress their emotions results in a dangerous internal buildup, at which point the person struggling is bound to erupt

There’s silence before the eruption

Aashi Venkat • September 2, 2022
How I am unlearning the so-called “emotional maturity” I was trained to display as a child
Living with depression and anxiety

Living with depression and anxiety

Shivani Madhan • March 21, 2022
My experiences being diagnosed with mental health challenges
On Nov. 19, students and parents gathered in the auditorium to watch the movie Screenagers NEXT CHAPTER: Uncovering Skills for Stress Resilience. Photo by Michelle Chen

PTSA: Adult outlooks on teenage mental health

Michelle Chen • December 2, 2019
Comprehending parent and expert strategies for and opinions on the topic of teenage stress
Graphic by Annie Zhang

Clinical psychologist Holly Marie-Arce breaks down the differences between depression and sadness

Rachel Jiang and Annie Zhang • November 21, 2019
Investigating the differences between "synonymous" terminologies
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Lone Ranger: A factor for depression

Rachel Jiang • November 5, 2019
Investigating the connection between mental illness and individualism promoted by our community
Sleep deprivation is a common problem across FUHSD schools.

Stressing the numbers

Anoop Iyer, Robert Liu, and Sean Yagi • August 26, 2019
Exploring the results of wellness surveys in recent years
The illness of sickly beautification: romanticizing mental health

The illness of sickly beautification: romanticizing mental health

Annie Zhang • April 27, 2019

omanticization is a complexity — it unveils the allure in beliefs that are less than ideal. Series of “cute and psycho” posts on Tumblr and flurries of quotes bunched under the “pretty and dying”...

Through the tunnel

Through the tunnel

December 17, 2018

Searching for answers: Googles new questionnaire helps those with depression

Searching for answers: Google’s new questionnaire helps those with depression

Nathan Stevens • September 15, 2017
Google helps raise awareness for mental illness through a new depression questionnaire
13 reasons why this show matters

13 reasons why this show matters

Becca Zheng • May 8, 2017
13 MVHS students discuss their thoughts on the show “13 Reasons Why”
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