"I was hanging upside down, and I looked and saw a blue scrub hat and yellow gown and heard this Russian accent. There was Robin Williams being some insane Russian doctor. I laughed, and I knew I was going to be all right."

It's like having the ultimate Mean Girl whispering in your ear all the time telling you you're worthless, that the world would be better off without you. But it lies. It lies more than any politician ever could. Depression is a fucking asshole.

Thanks. And after 7 years, I'm still best friends with that particular roommate (although, no longer roommates).

I've totally been "The Worst Roommate."

When I was in college, I was in a special work study program of a few dozen students who all lived in the same few apartments and worked various jobs around campus and almost all of the money we made went straight to paying off tuition so it was a really competitive program. One of my roommates my senior year of…