Depression | Anxiety and Depression Association of America, ADAA

If Only You’d Love Yourself

by Dustin Paul

February 6, 2023

Music helped me through some of the toughest times of my depression. I’m a young adult now and I’ve been clinically depressed most of my life. Music was, and still is, my safe space.

March 1, 2023

Protecting Your Self-Esteem from the Thrills & Spills of Dating

Molly Lyda, MA, LMFT, LPCC and

For those with anxiety this free live webinar on March 1st will provide helpful and proven tips and practices to improve self-esteem while dating (or even in preparation for dating!) and learn to thrive while finding romantic love and partnership.

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Anxiety & Depression in sports - Athlete Mental Health Webinar

February 13, 2023

Athletes & Mental Health

Clayton Echard and

L. Kevin Chapman, PhD and

The pressure facing athletes results in high rates of stress, anxiety, and depression. This free ADAA webinar is led by mental health professional L. Kevin Chapman, PhD and mental health advocate, Clayton Echard.

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A Police Officer's Poor Coping Strategies

by Adam Meyers

January 9, 2023

There are many different coping strategies people may use after experiencing trauma. They may be good and healthy, or they may be bad and unhealthy. My coping strategies were bad, unhealthy, self-destructive, and dangerous.

Believe in yourself, you CAN get out of dark world of depression/anxiety

by Vedant Vyas

January 9, 2023

Despite seeing so many doctors, nothing concrete was coming out in the medical diagnosis. Slowly and steadily, I crafted a strategy to fight the situation. I believed that all these negativities around me can be overcome by positivity and focusing on the good things.

To All Who Struggle Silently

by Scott O'Connor

January 9, 2023

Hi to all who struggle every day. I've been struggling with anxiety, panic attacks and depression for most my life. I have been struggling since I was a child with these disorders and have seen terrible downward spirals. I couldn't get along in school or work and keep a job to support myself, a hell of a long road that nearly never ends. And I just had to put down the best little dog anyone has ever seen.

Learning To Be Me Again

by Morgan Groom

January 3, 2023

Having anxiety hasn't been easy. I learned that I have to be okay with uncertainty in my life and that not everything is always going to go the way I have planned in my head.

A Teen's Story

by Sunny

December 12, 2022

I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression when I was 13. I found out what mental health was a couple of days later by having a panic attack. After going to a therapist my mental health was getting better. Two years later my cousin passed away in a car crash. That year started off as wreck when he died in January. It was really tough that year. I struggled to keep my grades up and my anxiety/depression proceeded to get worse. I depended on someone to distract me from what was going on. My happiness only depended on them.

The Signs and Symptoms of Depression

Learn about the signs and symptoms of depression in this ADAA video.

This Man, 26.2 Miles: David H. Rosmarin Goes the Distance for ADAA

Monday, November 28, 2022 - 17:01

For the second year in a row, ADAA member David H. Rosmarin, PhD, ABPP, ran a fundraising campaign in conjunction with his Philadelphia marathon, raising a total of over $5,000 for ADAA. Dr. Rosmarin is raising awareness about depression and sat down with ADAA to talk about this mental health illness.

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