2023-12-14 01:30:00
As a blogger, Remo Schraner wanted to open a dialogue. Now he wants to serve other people who live with depression.
Today he is doing well, but depression remains an issue: Remo Schraner.
Photo: Aissa Tripodi
How depression can become an opportunity
Remo Schraner was still a teenager when he was diagnosed with serious depression. But he had known long before that he wasn’t feeling well. The official diagnosis also meant a relief for Schraner: he now knew what he had and what it was called. And he also knew that he had an illness that he couldn’t do anything about.
Today Remo Schraner is 33 years old and still lives with his depression. But he is doing well, “very well” even. In recent years he has learned to recognize the warning signs of his physical and psychological condition earlier and to set stricter limits for himself. The sessions with therapists – and writing – helped him.
When he started writing a blog, it was a first turning point for Remo Schraner. He says that anger drove him to do this: after a stay in the hospital, he lost his job as a journalist. Afterwards he felt like he had to start a dialogue. Schraner was one of the first in Switzerland to write and speak openly about mental health.
Now Schraner is facing a second turning point; his blog is history. Remo Schraner talks about this in the new episode of “NZZ Megahertz”. And he explains why he now sees his depression as an opportunity.
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