NHL hockey player Jim Dowd discusses his lifelong experience with depression and OCD and his family’s influence on his mental health. “I was mentally exhausted trying to fight the depression on my own. I also realized the effect it was having on my family, and that was making it worse.”
Connor’s Story (video)
“For me, OCD came with a lot of stress. I stopped going to school entirely.”
“Stigma is the fear of being different … I’ve experienced it on a number of levels. I’ve been referred to as ‘one of those people a number of times.”
“If a teacher were able to spot someone with an anxiety disorder, being knowledgeable about that disorder would be extremely helpful.”