the characters seeking light at
the end of the tunnel is, because
we know mental health is not so
meek an ailment. It’s especially
painful when you know the issues you’ve imposed on these
characters’ lives are happening
to someone, even right now.
Has mental illness or thoughts
of suicide directly affected
your life or the lives of people
around you? Was the play
inspired by a real life group
therapy session? Yes, mental
health has affected me on many
levels. When I left the cut throat
corporate world it was because
I had a boss who wanted me to
fire people for little things and
was just—I couldn’t do it. The
pressure I endured watching her
pick with the employees I supervised was team-too-much. I
began having panic attacks, then
seizures and when I went out
on a medical leave of absence,
I became depressed. In order
to continue getting paid via my
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