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First: What is depression? Think of depression as a brain and body hibernation, tainted by shame. When your character feels stuck, and/or has a biological predisposition of depression in their genes, a state of depression can set in. Unless you are writing about certain historical periods, modern day humans are hardly given permission to pauseContinue reading “Tips on Writing Characters with Depression”

Before I go on to ramble, let me point out that mental health and mental illness are vastly different. It is akin to physical health; a diagnosis may or may not exist even if your character neglects her health. Health is the umbrella word under which mental, emotional, physical, spiritual, financial, and cognitive health fallContinue reading “Crafting Anxious Characters”

In light of Mental Health Awareness Month, I thought it would be fitting to discuss weaving in mental illness throughout creative fiction writing, whether it is a diagnosis of your MC or a side character, at the forefront or not. In a lot of films, novels, and shows, a diagnosis is often portrayed without itContinue reading “Benefits & Risks of Writing Mentally Ill Characters”