Emancipation!
What was supposed to be a stopgap measure became a 19-year-long dependency that supported my well-being at times, but also affected my confidence and my ability to fend for myself.
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On February 3, 2015, I walked into my local Social Security office. I was there to end a way-too-long chapter of my life that began when I was 35.
In 1996, I succumbed to a massive episode of major depression. Unable to function or drag myself out of bed in the morning, I couldn’t show up at work most days. If I did cobble together the courage and energy…
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