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Tue 12 Dec 2008'I didn't have time to be sick'
Waterford man David Cooney has found that balance and positive influences are the best tools to battle depression. This is his story as told to Fiona Tyrrell
HAVING DEPRESSION is hard to describe. Climbing the stairs is a struggle. When you hear a funny story it takes 10 seconds to find the energy to smile. At that stage the whole flow of things has completely moved on and you sit there feeling disconnected from everything and everyone wondering what's the point of making the effort.
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