I almost hate to say that this is good, because depression is never good. I'll change that to 'well-written with feeling.' Andre is an accomplished writer in many genres; some have had me laughing out loud.
I was sorry to discover that he suffers from depression and I hope that he can overcome the worst of it.
Keep writing, Andre!
Mental health and mental illness are not the same. People love talking about mental health, self care, yoga, going for walks etc...
Yet people run the other way when they hear people talk about suicide, self harm, blackouts and that's the problem right there.
I encourage people world wide to read this story Andre'. It made me so emotional as I can relate to what has been written. Scars can run deep even without a cut.