This is my school locker that I keep all my books in…I’m taking 18 credits now so I have a lot of books in there.

This is a photo of me looking up at a hill. I wanted this to represent me waking up every day and looking at all

Depression makes me wish it was my name on the grave marker and not my best friend.  [He died of] Leukemia. Quite a few times

My planner and medications. This is the first time I’ve gone on any medication to treat my mental illness. It took a long time to

Picture of my bed. I slept constantly. If I wasn’t sleeping I would try to go to sleep.  I know that the anxiety and stomachache

My running shoes. Symbolizes what needs to change, but exercise, running, walking, just exercise makes you feel so much better. It can be a good

Cross stitch. I have not told my mom about my mental illness and that is really hard. However, she is not really into that because

Cat laying on a bed. It is something that that the medication sometimes can fix, you know you feel like… well you know cats sleep

This is an empty classroom, I just dumped all my books in there–cause I had to leave school for a semester. It was a big

This is my freshman dorm. This was where my depression and anxiety got really bad and where I definitely had a lot of low episodes.