my post is asking for some experience strength and hope i was molested so many times by so many people in childhood adulthood and a crazy messed up homelife filled with alchohol poverty neglect and religion , elders in church got to several of us girls yet i used music to get out of it i was a teacher yet the black hole of depression has led to many days minutes hours of despair, watched mother beaten down depressed smoking shock treatments when i was in high school she finally got better when father died, but i inherited so much of her life yet i had a gift and a curse , music got me far ie education teacher but i have lost so much to depression i have been at that brink more times than i could count and yet my will to live was stronger , as a senior i am finally getting to the point of acceptance , i finally accept the impairment i have and the need to  stay on med and acceptance did not come easy , i was high functioning addicted and afflicted and hid because of stigma i suffered in silence , enough of me what can you share today to help me understand i was not alone in my generational experience of stigma thanks so much for your bravery and courage i know this is a battle for courageous warriors !!