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Early Warning Signs of Depression

A few years back, my friend Sarah started fading from our weekend coffee crew. At first, I figured she was just swamped life gets hectic, you know? But then her replies to my texts got short, almost like she was typing with one hand while distracted. She stopped gushing about her latest art projects, which used to light her up like nothing else. Calls went unanswered, and when we did talk, her spark was just… gone. Months later, she opened up: she’d been wrestling with depression, slipping into it so quietly she didn’t even see it coming.