Mentalhealthstigma Stories

"Piper, do you think starting over could bring me peace?" Evan asks, his eyes holding a question she's not sure how to answer. ___ In The Romance Quest, Piper...

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This can be interpreted as a real death or a fictional one.

The only thing more exhausting then having a mental illness and pretending that you don't. Jess Williams is a sixteen year old girl with a secret. She has something eat...

a short Poem I wrote about the stigma of mental health and what society expects of us

It's almost been one year. On August 30th Charlie Summers world was turned upside. Mason Reed and her were the bestest of friends, no body could separate them, they were...

No one stays the same forever. That's a lesson that Zoey Newman knew very well. After being falsely imprisoned for a crime she didn't commit, Zoe comes out a different p...

There is nothing left of me to protect. Dying by his hand would be less painful than this miserable life. She convinced herself of this as she relaxed her tense muscles...

This speech explores the issue of stigma that surrounds mental health. I locate it in a wielded societal context and end with an appeal for greater awareness

High school student Samantha Bradley has come to the conclusion that life is no longer worth living. Tired of constant academic pressure, the low that comes after the hi...

A vast compilation of personal thoughts and experiences with the hopes to put a little sunshine in someone's darkest days including my own; to allow you to acknowledge y...

obsession əbˈsɛʃ(ə)n/ noun the state of being obsessed with someone or something. an idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes on a person's mind. plural...

Family comes first, but what happens when part of your family is missing? Billie is sixteen when she moves to Westwick. New home. New school. She takes advantage of this...

What has pushed you to believe taking your life is the answer? Are you really going to do it? What happens when death isn't as peaceful as you expected? What if a Reaper...

flawed flôd/ adjective 1. blemished, damaged, or imperfect in some way. 2. (of a person) having a weakness in character. ▫▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ asther reed. anorexic since she was 16...

It's hard to live with yourself when you hate your own reflection. Alyssa was always the fat girl and after a series of unfortunate and uncomfortable events, she vows th...

A glimpse into the minds of those who suffer from trauma, anxiety and seclusion. It is very important to me that awareness about mental health is spread, thus the reason...

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OCD, it's like your brain is persistently fighting over it being rational or irrational--but with only one winner.