Marie, 45, Ascot, Berkshire
“I had a breakdown in 2009 triggered by the financial crash. The family home was repossessed after my husband’s plastering business failed and we could…
Flavia, 26, Gold Coast, Australia
“At the age of about 7 I felt anxiety manifest into my life. Slowly it built up to a point where I would have panic…
2020: This Is the Beginning of Everything You’ve Ever Wanted
“I was sitting on the bus the other day, listening to music, writing down fragments of my latest poem on my phone; ‘What a life,…
Dr. Darin Bergen, 39, Portland, US
“Growing up I had a lot of emotions, many of them painful, and didn’t really know what to do with them. I was bullied in…
Nicole, 21, Portugal
“My golden ages were lived in my childhood, or at least that was what I thought. I would go to my grandmother’s house every Saturday…
Chris, 42, Arizona, USA
*** TRIGGER WARNING: MENTIONS SUICIDE *** “I battle depression and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures. One year ago today, I shuffled out of the psych ward. They…
Melissa, 28, Lincolnshire, UK
“I’m Melissa, 28 and living in Lincolnshire in the UK. I have been through depression, with a side order of crippling anxiety and dermatillomania (skin…