Shaping Shadows

Write a dialogue between you and your depression as if it’s a character in a story—how would you converse, challenge, or empathize with it?

Creating a character out of your depression allows you to visualize it in a way that disassociates it from your identity. This narrative device can facilitate a new understanding of your illness, giving you a creative way to confront, comprehend, and combat the negative feelings and anxieties that come with depression.