Lived Experiences of Mental Illness Through Photography

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Mental illness experiences shared visually.

Bellerina Doll

Ballerina doll. My daughter, which is another stressor. I wish I could go back to a few years ago when she was doing her dance

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Grave Marker

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

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Just Stop

It is just one of the ways that they teach you to stop ruminating or stop doing what you are doing and to do something

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My House

My house. My husband has really been gone the last 6 years and I’ve had to do everything to get it ready to get on

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Dog Poop

Big pile of dog poop. This picture is a representation of my life right now.  Feel like I have no way of getting out of

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Freshman Dorm

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.

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The Dam

Before the dam it is as smooth as glass and then all of a sudden it turns into the white water rapids. It tends to

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Babbling Brook

The unseen story is the new start to my life. This campus is where I reinvented and began to love myself finally. Fargo is home

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Decorated Fridge

This is my fridge with photos on the outside. On the inside I barely have any food because it is depressing the food restrictions of

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