“I was the middle child in the family with brown Indian parents. Emotions and everything wasn’t really validated … so as a middle child you do whatever...
“I didn’t realize that I was the underdog officially until I was in junior high school. Seventh grade started and over the summer, I had developed quite...
Disabilities related, Eating Disorders, Mental Health related, Stories
Juliuss Rapier: “I’m living with disabilities that no one can see”
“I’m living with bipolar disorder type 1, adhd, anorexia as well as having complex trauma and honestly, a host of other things, but those have been the...
“Oddly enough, I often feel more comfortable when i’m low and depressed than I do when I’m happy. Because when i’m happy I just keep thinking.. I...
Death related, Mental Health related, Stories
Michael, 25: “I went into cardiac arrest on the treadmill”
“I’ve always been into running and fitness pretty much my entire life. One day I was running on the treadmill like I used to and then out of nowhere I...
“These group of guys approach me and start calling out to me. I reluctantly answered some of their questions and they continued to approach me. Eventually, who I...
Body image, Bullying, Childhood related, Mental Health related
“I got called small, skinny, flat chested”
“I got called small, skinny, flat chested”
Chelsea speaks up about body image bullying
” It didn’t matter who my friends were at whatever stage I was at in my life. I was typically the smallest one and I got made fun of something terrible for...
Childhood related, Family related, Mental Health related, Stories
How to heal from abuse: Porsche talks about how silence can keep you from being yourself
“As a child I was abused and it left with intense feelings of fear, shame and hate. I lived my life as an invisible person, too afraid to draw attention for fear...
Crime related, Relationships, Stories
“They shot my fiancé.” Healing after losing the love of your life.
“We literally went out to celebrate our engagement and we came back a few hours later. Our car was still there, but everything in it was gone.”...
General life advise, Mental Health related, Military related, Stories
At 47 years old, I am just now getting ahead.
“I graduated High School with a 1.8 point average. I had an abusive father who was also a heroin addict and an alcoholic.” “I started my own business...
“We didn’t know then what we know now about treatment and how prescriptions for ADHD can impact a child.”
Jay:
“The man that was in charge of the program in Texas, he said: ‘Treat my mental illness like a broken leg’. That I wasn’t weak or anything, it was...