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Depression

Depression is a mental illness that can be debilitating. Here, Metro.co.uk has features on living with depression, and guides on how to recognise symptoms and seek support.

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Oscar by a bookshelf, reading a book titled Life Isn't Binary

I wore painful chest binders - life was unbearable until gender-affirming surgery

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle January 12, 2026 By Oscar Sharples
Their love is more important than their differences

‘I was scared to take antidepressants, but they saved my marriage - and my sex life’  

Channel: Health Health January 5, 2026 By Sarah Ingram
My parents didn't believe in ADHD picture: Metro/ Jess

I revealed my diagnosis to my parents - and confirmed what I feared

Channel: Health Health January 3, 2026 By Jessica Lindsay
Play Video Frankie Bridge in a grey hoodie in front of a green branch

Frankie Bridge reveals ‘life changing’ decision to use ketamine for depression

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz October 30, 2025 By Laura Harman
My parents didn't believe in ADHD picture: Metro/ Jess

I revealed my diagnosis to my parents - and confirmed what I feared

Channel: Health Health January 3, 2026 By Jessica Lindsay
Man using a pill holder for daily meds, vitamins and supplements (Picture: Getty Images)

Mixing two common drugs could increase risk of heart conditions by 25%

Channel: UK UK September 28, 2025 By Herbie Russell

I have no memory of stabbing myself - Huntington's Disease made me do it

Channel: Health Health September 24, 2025 By Charlotte Hewitt
Neave Glennon - I was told I was too young for a C-section and was left septic on an operating table

Doctors told me I was too young for a C-section

Channel: Health Health September 15, 2025 By Neave Glennon
Russell Fleming: ME/CFS

I’ve been told to ‘just push through’ my chronic condition

Channel: Health Health September 8, 2025 By Russell Fleming
David Fussell: I've been homeless for 10 years

I had a job - but I still slept on the street

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle September 3, 2025 By David Fussell
Cal Speet - the final comedown

My psychosis got so bad I started thinking I was a God

Channel: Health Health September 1, 2025 By Cal Speet
Mature mother sitting on landing floor whilst her baby plays in the background - post natal depression

‘I was scared of being judged’ - The last taboo of motherhood

Channel: Families Families July 19, 2025 By Lauren Crosby Medlicott
Mother Tawana Musvaburi with her daughter, River in a swimming pool.

I hated being a mum the minute my baby was put on my chest

Channel: Families Families July 4, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce
Mario Kart World screenshot of Mario and Peach

Video games are great for my mental and physical wellbeing - Reader's Feature

Channel: Gaming Gaming June 21, 2025 By GameCentral
ORIGINAL: Now your phone can tell if you have depression using the selfie camera Emobot

Now your phone can tell if you have depression using the selfie camera

Channel: Tech Tech June 17, 2025 By Jen Mills
Frankie Bridge posing in front of a floral backdrop at the 2023 Baftas. She is wearing a black dress with cutouts on her sides

Frankie Bridge details crippling depression after struggling to leave the house

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz March 31, 2025 By Rebecca Sayce
Sarah Bones Sarah Bones - My life changed when I went missing due to burnout and was found by the police

I couldn't handle my work-life balance - so I went missing

Channel: Health Health February 20, 2025 By Sarah Bones
Young woman talking during stand-up comedy show

People on antidepressants could be given 'comedy on prescription' instead

Channel: UK UK February 20, 2025 By Katie Boyden
Alister Ross: Reconnecting with my brother after a decade apart has taught me the importance of being vulnerable

One trip to Poland with my brother fixed a 10-year rift

Channel: Families Families February 13, 2025 By Alister Ross
Hannah Beecham wearing a red jumper, black leggings and a baseball cap, with a rucksack, on top of a mountain.

Mum was too depressed to leave bed - so I took action

Channel: Health Health February 3, 2025 By Hannah Beecham