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Show 4 - DIMESIINNEWS.00- 27, 2017 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1- . - e: H - I I. I 1 , , ,' ca,on fR(Da,- &-LILr- dEt -- - I 1 -- 1 k C- t e r r.:Ty J' I , ,."'..." .x I ,0z , . f 0 I .c 1 - ' , : , - z z , BY GRANT JONES GrantDSunNews My isn't I: something , ii I like to talk about, but when I finally spoke up, I found the help I needed. I was diagnosed with chronic depression at the age of 20. This wasn't news to me because I've dealt with depression since elementary school. As time went on, depression stopped being a possibility. It stopped being a "what if' scenario, and became more of a "now what" situation. Depression crept into my .1 mannerisms, shaped my thoughts, and affected how acted and reacted to things. withdrew from friends, stopped doing the hobbies 1 loved, and spent countless nights lying awake and contemplating thoughts better left unsaid. coped with my depression without medication or therapy for a long time. Middle school and high school were rough, but keeping busy with school, work and friends distracted me from the weight I felt dragging behind me. Keeping busy worked up I still kept it to myself and until college. During my first semester at the University of Utah, I had a job, took 14 credits, and still managed to before. find time for my friends. Only this time around, being busy didn't work. Depression hit me harder than it ever had. State University, I jumped at the chance. I thought a change in environment would help It didn't. I felt more me ONNY M rry AT NT alone than ever, and I could feel the weight pressing down. I couldn't sleep most nights. I tried to go out with my friends to cheer myself up, but that didn't work either. All of the pushed through. On top of school work, I worked nights and weekends at a restaurant to pay for bills arid juggled my little free time between tedious tricks I knew used to work for me in the past weren't helping chores. Keeping busy wasn't helping, but it was making it worse. For many of us, our freshman year is a vital time for and a time for firsts. It is the first time we live on our own, maybe it's the first time we get a job, and some of us find out that college is the first time we can't procrastinate homework until the night me cope. This was my lowest point mentally, and on top of that, I had to juggle my job and school work. Instead of looking forward to being busy, I dreaded it. When I casually reached out to my friends about it, they told me that it was just a phase, and I'd be back on my feet in no time. This may be good advice for someone else, but I knew I needed professional help. Out of options, I told my parents what was wrong. After a year of attending DSU, I decided to move back with my parents and attend a corn ry When three of my closest friends wanted to move down to St. George and go to Dixie ' LETTERS trippyjedi THE EDITOR , Submissions should be no longer than 250 words and must be Writers must include name, phone number and email address. Students should also include year in school, hometown and well-writte- n. major. Letters are subject to editing for length, style and grammar. Letters consisting of inaccurate, libelous or highly offensive content will not be published. Letters should be submit- ted to dixiesundixiaedu in the body of the email, not an attachment. Letters become property of Dixie Sun News and may be published in any format. Dixie Sun News encourages a lively discussion on its website among its readers. Dixie Sun News does not edit comments. However, an editor will not post any comments that are libelous or vulgar. , 1 Send letters to the editor to DixieSundixiaedu. Letters to the editor are accepted and may be published in the newspaper andor dixiesunnews.com. The guidelines for letters are as follows: , .1 , There are stories so inspirational hey influence an entire generation and become an instant classic. . t ' k 41. "It '. t 4. - i' - ,1$4, , , t 1 P . ) .'' ; - ,4,., ), i ; - k '' 1, , ,4,.... , ! ; 1' 4' k4,'',7 - ;41 3; - I )1, rAil , t ,,,.:,, 4 we ,... fight, lingo Montoya is smiling, when the man in black asks why, Inigo reveals that e r , ' -- I0m , Z C 33 ,: m 0 I , , , r)) i ; ' -- , -- ''-- 1 : m Z -- '4': ",,', I ' -- Blu-ra- tion. I admire "The Princess Bride" for its humor. After all, it is quite funny when, in the middle of an intense sword s !rie,nr ,'.7' 'It,' ( ,!,C '--' )',4:7-tt's- . 1 4 -4. 'tc .,..., , , r'(.; .?. ..'- -'",, l' r), I -!- ,4 7)) 11 4. s .., . 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The kind of love that may be inconceivable t Conversation about to some, but in reality, is a miracle that leads a man like In truth, I love "The Princess Bride" because it is a story of i . - WWWW either. Allow me to tell you about a storybook fable that became a movie. It has fencing, adventure, giants, an evil prince and a beautiful princess, life and death, and true love not to blave, which means to bluff for no story is complete without true love. It all began 44 years ago in 1973 with a book called "The Princess Bride," written by William Goldman, which he presented as an abridgment of a longer work by S. Morgenstern. The author adapted his novel into a screenplay over a decade later. "The Princess Bride" was released in theaters on Sept. 25, 1987 and has since become a cult classic. In the month of the films 30th anniversary, I reflect on why this film has resonated with me and is even a part of y collecmy extensive your depression. If you are suffering from depression or any other mental illness, don't be afraid to talk to your doctd T,HEl he is not left handed, thinking he has the upper hand in the duel, until the mysterious man reveals that he too is not left handed. However, that is not the only reason I love this movie. I am a big fan of action and adventure. Something the film has much of, with sword fights, facing the dangerous Fire Swamp, and raiding a castle. But no, that is not it HOLLAND -,, rI TO munity college in Salt Lake City. While there, the number of responsibilities decreased. I was still hesitant to see a doctor. He suggested therapy, but I wasn't able to juggle another ball at this point. He gave me a medication, and I took it for three months. The medication didn't slow me down cognitively. I wasn't high or clouded. The weight I felt lessened. It was there but less. I was able to focus on my schooling, develop new friendships, take on big tasks, and I found myself working in an industry I wanted. When life was on the rise for me, I decided to stop taking my medication to see if I could handle being off of it. Fast forward two years, and I haven't been on any medication or therapy, but know they are options I can choose at any point. The medication has not cured me by any means, but it did pull me through the darkest point in my life and let me come back to a safe level that I can cope with. It is an everyday battle, but it's something I can handle. Freshman year can be stressful, with or without any mental illness. Just know you're not alone. Those suffering from depression should not feel ashamed. There are plenty of resources like therapy and medication you can use to help combat ' 'The Princess Bride' 30 years later JONN kenMile, 1 BY MARKEE HECKENLIABLE markeekaenews From Robin '11rTh, , , , Wil- i ) liams to Chester I Benning- - , ton, the sorrow and agony surrounding suicide speaks loud. But when a community member or a young college student dies by suicide, there's a consensus as the media that it's hands off; we don't speak of it. As someone who has lost her brother to suicide, I understand it's a sensitive topic and one that shouldn't be taken lightly. I've always been wary of telling people my brother died when I was 10 years old because of the question that would follow "How did he die?" As time has passed, I've learned to become grateful for those uncomfortable discussions because it gives me the opportunity to share the struggle my brother and many others have been through. Although this topic is difficult to discuss, it needs to be talked about. Dixie State University's community has recently ' , 1 ,;. - A ; lost a few individuals to suicide. With these deaths and September being Suicide Awareness Month, the Dixie Sun News staff felt the need to create an issue surrounding this topi in hopes that it will start a conversation. Like my newspaper advi i er says, "Just because we'; t riot talking about it doesn' mean it's not happening." When it comes to report ing deaths of individuals, N our policy states, "The t Dixie Sun will report on deaths of DSU students ar employees. Every effOrt must be made to determin v the cause ofdeath and ul contact the family. In the si case of confirmed suicide the cause of death should be included. Exceptions Fo t may be made at the disci tion of the editor-in-chiThe language should be individual 'died by suicid rather than 'committed suicide.' Resources like or the Health 84 Counseling Center shoul( be added to the end of st' stories." I have a passion to spe' up and provide help for those struggling, and issue is a way to do that St My hopes for this issue not to glamorize suicide' wounds, but to a conversation that is lof overdue. 1 ef re-op- s' |
