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Normalizing, de-stigmatizing and humanizing Mental Illness through photography and shared lived experiences

We showcase anonymous individual’s experiences with mental health Through photography.

Pokemon

Seen here is a painting of a Pokemon. The unseen story is that painting is a stress relief for me. Painting distracts me from my

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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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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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Skies

I wanted to capture the contrast of a cloudy sky and clear sky because some days, whether because of meds or because it’s a downer

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Billboards

The photos on these billboards when I first saw them just kind of meant a lot to me, I could relate. They are about depression

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Scale Wars

Scale Wars: picture of our scale with my daily med box. Shows my weight gain as a side effect. The Zyprexa, I gained 70 pounds,

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