Lived Experiences of Mental Illness Through Photography

normalizing, De-stigmatizing and humanizing Mental Health issues through photography and shared Lived experiences.

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Mental illness experiences shared visually.

Derailed

With depression your life gets derailed.  That is what I was thinking of and also another meaning is that a friend of mine is a

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Breaking Free

Picture kind of got cut off. This wheelchair represents my depression, anxiety, and my embarrassment. The image of what needs to change in my life.

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Stationary Bike

This is a bicycle, it’s a stationary bike and it doesn’t really go anywhere. It is like when you are depressed you can’t really go

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Do Not Enter

This picture has to do with shutting people out. When I’m feeling depressed I don’t want anyone around. I have a sister that I love

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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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ADHD

My youngest son was diagnosed 3 years ago with ADHD. He has struggled with the school and I have felt anxiety since then. His grades

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My Coworker

Person I work with at night. She has dealt with a lot of the issues like I have. She was just somebody that takes medicines

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