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Mental Health Month Post #2

Finding My Purpose By Rebecca Ann Lombardo I’ve always been extremely hard on myself. I think those of us who struggle with depression frequently are. I know that I have a tendency to compare myself to others who don’t have to … Continue reading

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Mental Health Month Post #1

By Zakeriah Thomas Ever since I was a young child I knew I was different. As if I just saw the world either move too fast or too slow. I had a lot of problems growing up. From my random outbursts, … Continue reading

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Excerpt from “Unpacked Sparkle” by Patrick A. Roland

Excerpt from Unpacked Sparkle by Patrick A. Roland Chapter 26 – Royals So began six days of being locked up in a mostly padded room in a long hallway of corridors that led nowhere, except to the center of the … Continue reading

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Guest Post: Mental Illness Stigma at Work by Stephanie Shantz

I’ve lived with mental illness for my entire life. When I was little and visitors came by, I would dash to my room and hide for hours, too fearful of interaction with people I did not know well. On one … Continue reading

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Guest Post by @Border_Crazy

TRIGGER WARNING: Content deals with abuse (including sexual) and nightmares. I guess my story starts pretty early on. My cousin molested me when I was 6. We lived with him at my grandparents after a really bad car accident that … Continue reading

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