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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.

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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Bookshelf

Picture of my bookshelf of college books and there are some other ones because I was studying English Literature. I went from a straight A

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Bedtime Meds

These are all of my bedtime meds in smiley face.  I’m really happy that I found a combo that I can take and that I

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My Dog

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

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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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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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Time wasted.

Although I love artwork of all kinds this is a representation of hours wasted. Stuck in my head home alone with nothing more than my

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Crosses

These crosses are very special to me, they represent my journey and have been given to me by my family, friends and church.  I look

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Cross Stitch

Cross stitch. I have not told my mom about my mental illness and that is really hard. However, she is not really into that because

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