Brooke Siem was 15 years old when her dad died. In the wake of this tragedy, her newly-widowed mother was worried about Brooke’s stoicism. So, she took her daughter to the doctor. That doctor referred her to another doctor, who diagnosed her with an anxiety and depressive disorder and put her on a cocktail of antidepressants. That’s how Brooke lost 15 years of her life. She stayed on the meds until she was 30 because that’s what the doctor said she needed to do. “If the doctor tells you... Read this story
