Jenni Opris

She And Her

I suffer from depression and it grips me without provocation at times. At one time for therapy, I was told to have a conversation with my depression as if it was a tangible thing. I thought the exercise silly at first and had no inspiration. Inspiration is hard to come by when you are in the throws of depression. I thought at first, I would create a dark monster that pursues me. I would have to do battle with it and have a heroic ending. Instead, I created an alter-ego who is both me and yet a separate person that can be spoken to. Anyhow, below is the result of taking that therapy prompt seriously.