
Living with Mental Illness
Here I was in full blown active addiction. I was going around city to city taking pictures of myself in random truck stop restrooms. My

Here I was in full blown active addiction. I was going around city to city taking pictures of myself in random truck stop restrooms. My

A rubik’s cube: that’s what I thought of with getting these meds…I wasn’t really cognizant during this time and plus I was delusional and so

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

This is my dog. She is really the one thing that has brought out the happiness within me. I see happiness in the picture of

Door and windows with light through and plastic through them. [When I was depressed] I didn’t want the lights coming through, I didn’t want anyone

Board room with empty chairs. This…represents my frustration with my medication and illness I have really isolated myself. I feel like I am irritable and

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

No wonder my life is so confused because when your doctor shows you and maps [a model of your brain when it’s anxious]. It is

Some of the meds can be really expensive—I’m lucky that I’m still under my parents’ insurance and they can still support me with hospital costs

This is an apple with a knife stuck into it. Mostly this represents my kids, if they say nasty things, it feels like they have