Anna SweatNov 11, 20197 minDoubling Down on Sad: When Depression Precedes GriefI had my first depressive episode when I was twelve. It was fresh on the heels of two early back-to-back traumas. Moving for the first...
Anna SweatNov 16, 20183 minGhost TownI live in another woman's house. I drive another woman's car. I wear her clothes and sleep in her bed. Sometimes, I stand in her closet...
Anna SweatMar 14, 20185 minUnravelingI have spent the last two days trying not to die. That's not exaggerating or overstating it. I am not being melodramatic. It's not a...
Anna SweatFeb 22, 20186 minThe High Cost of Great LossDeath comes at a steep price. This grief has cost me much. My heart. My soul. Or at least a large chunk of each. My family as they were,...
Anna SweatJan 4, 20184 minBeing the Other WomanWhen I lost my daughter, I lost myself. I can recall the exact moment of what I call "the split". It was in the second after I turned her...