Bringing 'Stigma People' Into Focus
September 05, 2018
September 05, 2018
HERSHEY, Pennsylvania, Sept. 5 -- Penn State Health issued the following news:
For 30 years, Dan DiFava Jr. wore depression like a lead blanket that at times became too heavy to carry.
"You don't really want to die, but it's so heavy, and you just don't want to carry it anymore," said the Penn State Health Environmental Health Services employee who has attempted suicide five times. "People don't understand, so they stay away, and then you feel like no one . . .
For 30 years, Dan DiFava Jr. wore depression like a lead blanket that at times became too heavy to carry.
"You don't really want to die, but it's so heavy, and you just don't want to carry it anymore," said the Penn State Health Environmental Health Services employee who has attempted suicide five times. "People don't understand, so they stay away, and then you feel like no one . . .