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When housemates' mental health struggles create a depleting environment

My roommates and I moved in together thinking we'd have this supportive household but we're all dealing with depression and anxiety in different ways — the apartment feels heavy and depleted and we avoid each other instead of being the community we hoped for.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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People who intended to create mutual support have instead generated a space where individual struggles compound into collective depletion that serves no one.

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“Where Are You with Energy vitality and depletion?”

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