My Mind & Me: Gemma
In 2017, Newsbeat followed the life of a young nurse called Gemma who鈥檇 been diagnosed with depression. Two years on, how is she? We catch up with her to find out.
In this episode we catch up with Gemma. She鈥檚 a busy nurse who鈥檚 had depression for a long time. In 2017 Newsbeat followed her life as part of 麻豆社 Radio 1 and 1Xtra鈥檚 mental health season, My Mind and Me. She revealed how her depression would make her so tired she鈥檇 spend days in bed and how it alienated her from those who loved her. It was also taking its toll on her relationship with her boyfriend. During that time though, she recorded her very first counselling session. Now, two years on, we find out how she鈥檚 coping.
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