“What I walked into was a lot of stigma. In the gay community , being skinny and thin is kind of perceived as being “attractive”...
Category - Culture related
Childhood related, Culture related, Disabilities, Mental Health related, Social Environments
I Have Autism
“I have a really hard time trusting people, just with my experience and my condtion.” “When I was in middle school, I was going...
Culture related, Mental Health related, Work related
Nicole: I Was Diagnosed At 17 With Depression & Anxiety
“Being in this field, there’s a lot of stigma. A lot of clients expect their clinician or therapist to be perfect and to have their life...
Bullying, Childhood related, Culture related, Family related, Immigration or Emigration, Living conditions, Mental Health related, Race related, Relationships, Social Environments
Nicole: I Thought I Had Social Skill Problems
“I didn’t feel able to communicate with people. There was a lot of rejection towards me because people are super close minded in my...
Childhood related, Culture related, Death related, Family related, Mental Health related, Relationships
Audra Milos: I Was In A Really Bad Relationship And My Little Brother Died
“Just the fact that I was in a really bad relationship when my brother died made the experience a lot more worse.” Connect with Audra:...
Childhood related, Culture related, Mental Health related
Dee Jones: I Was That Kid That Didn’t Want To Show His Talents
“I just wanted to give a shoutout to those Underdogs out there because man.. we are very, very deserving for so much.” “They should...
Bullying, Childhood related, Crime related, Culture related, Family related, Mental Health related, Social Environments
Marquis
“Going through that, it was hard. It was hard on me. Being the youngest in my family and not coming clean about it until I was 18.. it was very...
Culture related, Eating Disorders, Mental Health related, Social Environments
Nicole Acquah: I Suffered With An Eating Disorder
“I had no sense of purpose really and very little self worth and understanding of who I was.” “Part of what an eating disorder does...
Bullying, Culture related, Mental Health related, Relationships, Social Environments
Abigail Schramer: She Made My Life Real, Real Miserable
“I decided to join this thing called tech. Basically what it was is that it build stages for plays.” “There was this one person who...
Bullying, Childhood related, Culture related, Disabilities, Family related, Mental Health related, Relationships, Social Environments
Laura Loane: Being Disabled From Birth Is Adversity From The Get-Go
“You’re not on the same leveled playing field as everybody else. People can do things you can’t.” “I wasn’t aware...