The Dark Reality of Jean Shopping
How a simple trip to the mall convinced me to almost take my own life
8 min readNov 4, 2022
Trigger warning: this story alludes to depression and suicide
April 24, 2022 was a day like any other. Golden rays poked through the partly-cloudy sky, but I didn’t see them. I didn’t notice the green trees or the deer crossing signs or the other everyday minutiae I…
