I am very excited by your project. In my own experience I have had depression since childhood. It is only now I realise that rather than 'having depression' I have had low self-esteem since childhood, which has affected all my decisions large and small, with often disastrous results, reinforcing the sense of low self-worth. For me I have been treating the 'symptom' of depression but not addressing the cause, low self-esteem. I applaud any project that helps youth identify negative thinking patterns surrounding their abilities, worth and potential. I like the fact that this is non-prescriptive, allowing room for interpretation, and I hope it helps many, many youths to be independent and positively aware, of self and others. |
