What does it feel like to be so low that you can't leave your bed, yet at the same time your mind's going a million miles per hour freaking out about everything you're not doing? I'm changing my outlook with affirmations, but I also want to share my experience with mental illness. I've experienced depression since grade school. I vividly recall walking through Wal-Mart with my mom and younger brother after school when I was seven years old. Partially quoting Wilbur from Charlotte's Web, I looked up at her and said, "Mom, I'm only seven, and I'm tired of living." A strange ...