Lived Experiences of Mental Illness Through Photography

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Mental illness experiences shared visually.

Running Shoes

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

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Pill Box

Pill box ; All [of these meds] were taken except the night meds. If I don’t take them on time then I will wake up

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Running Medals

These are my running medals. Something that I’m most proud of from a couple of years of running. Running can make you feel so much

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More then a degree

Nursing school exacerbated my mental health problems. Through lots of close friends, I have found out there is much more to life and school than

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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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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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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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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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