Surviving depression and suicide: a caregiver's story

There is a stigma attached to having a mental illness such as depression and often people don’t want to admit it or to get help – until something drastic happens. Photo: Filepic

Shida, and her husband, Daniel, both 31, have been married for almost three years. They are happy and everything seems fine – at least, on the surface.

Daniel has been suffering from depression for a long time, and when he was 27, he attempted suicide. Fortunately, the attempt was unsuccessful.