Lived Experiences of Mental Illness Through Photography

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Mental illness experiences shared visually.

Alarm Clock

A picture of my alarm clock on my bed—One of the important things with me with my bipolar is just my sleep…Sleep is one of

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Cute Little Mug

This is a cute little mug that my roommate got me when she was in Ireland over spring break. We haven’t known each other very

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Dream J

Above my desk and my CCT computer is there and my Dream J that my mom gave me. I often stare at when I’m depressed

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Unopened Mail

Unopened mail. What this reflects for me is exactly what I did, when I am falling into depression then I don’t do the things I

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Bedtime Meds

These are all of my bedtime meds in smiley face.  I’m really happy that I found a combo that I can take and that I

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Pokemon

Seen here is a painting of a Pokemon. The unseen story is that painting is a stress relief for me. Painting distracts me from my

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NDSU Bison

It stands for NDSU and that for me personally, it is my long journey through everything in the last year. It reflects that I got

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Endless Crying

This is water dripping from the faucet. The endless crying. The crying comes with being depressed and everything. Not sure if it was the increase

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