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On a neutral background, a silhouette pauses with its fingers on its chin, contemplating a computer screen with arrows spiraling before it. Looks like writer's block, but it might be depression.

That’s Not Writer’s Block. It’s Depression.

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You see, sometimes the problem isn't that you can't find the right words. It's that the well of words itself has dried up, and no amount of tricks or techniques are going to fill it. If you've ever sat down to write and found nothing inside you— not…

A visual respresentation of writing through depression: An illustration of a girl standing in a dark room lit solely by light coming through a window.

Writers With Depression: When Words Feel Heavy

By Alesia Matson

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When depression silences your writing, these strategies can help you find your voice again— and why creative writing is good for mental health.