Getting help for substance abuse can be reduced to the deceptively simple focus of ‘keeping away from the dope.' But what does getting help with depression mean? Learning to keep away from your own mind? (Elizabeth Wurtzel)

Getting help for substance abuse can be reduced to the deceptively simple focus of ‘keeping away from the dope.' But what does getting help with depression mean? Learning to keep away from your own mind?

Elizabeth Wurtzel

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