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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.

Unopened Mail

Unopened mail. What this reflects for me is exactly what I did, when I am falling into depression then I don’t do the things I

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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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The Hill

This is a photo of me looking up at a hill. I wanted this to represent me waking up every day and looking at all

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Makeup

This picture has some of my makeup lined up. I wanted this image to represent how more days recently than before I actually felt like

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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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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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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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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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Do Not Enter

This picture has to do with shutting people out. When I’m feeling depressed I don’t want anyone around. I have a sister that I love

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