I was Angry at my Friend for her Depression

Colleen T.
3 min readJul 17, 2020

My misplaced sadness reared its ugly head at her in the form of anger.

Photo by KaLisa Veer on Unsplash

I’ll start by saying it first: I was an asshole for being angry at someone who was struggling with depression. My friend, let’s call her Jen, is like a sister to me. We have been friends since the first grade — our lives running parallel to each other throughout the years.

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Colleen T.

Writer of nonfiction & narrative. Lover of language and creative endeavors. Mother of twins.