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What If Depression Could Just Be "Pressed Out"?

Published about 1 month ago • 1 min read

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Hello Reader,

On sunday I announced that I'm finally publishing my mental health journal on Substack.

Since day one, I've known that the journal entries that helped me heal from depression weren't meant just for me (I actually announce it to myself in the first entry).

At least for me, my journal is an integral part of my mission: Helping people overcome anxiety and depression. It has been, and still is, the mission I’m working on, and I’m sure it’s the path I am meant to follow. Call it purpose, mission, destiny, or whatever you will; that’s what I know for sure I’m meant to do with my life.

I promised myself I’d share my journal one day, hoping it might offer some comfort or inspiration to someone else going through the dark.

Now, that day has officially come.

I have published the first two entries of my personal journal on Substack.

If you’re interested in a raw, weekly look at how I navigated my way back to joy, I’d love for you to join me there.

It’s completely free to read, with optional paid tiers if you'd like to support my work.

See you on the pages of the journal!

​- Atte

P.S. This was a journal that “needed” to happen. It’s hard to explain. Somehow, I just felt like I had to write down my thoughts and emotions. Often, when I started, I had no idea what I was going to write about. But as soon as I started typing, the message for that day became clear. And always after I wrote my journal, I felt lighter and clearer.

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Atte Nissinen

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