depression is the country me & my people come from (2023)

depression is the country me & my people come from IS A SERIES THAT ATTEMPTS TO TRACE MY ANCESTRAL BELONGING THROUGH THE LENS OF MENTAL ILLNESS. USING FAMILY ARCHIVES FROM MY GRANDMOTHER AND GREAT GRANDMOTHER, LAYERED WITH PRESCRIPTIONS FOR TREATMENT OF OUR SHARED DIAGNOSIS, I BEGIN TO WRITE MY STORY USING THEIR WORDS.