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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.

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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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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Stationary Bike

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

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My Daily Medications

300mg Venlafaxine, 1200mg Ibuprofen, 324mg Ferrous Gluconate, 500mg Turmeric, 50ng Zinc. Every day, when I wake up in the morning. Or else I suffer adverse

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My Degrees

What I’m most proud of is my Degrees. My health may be disintegrating around me but my education can never be taken away from me.

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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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My Sleepy Bed

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

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