Riley, 28, Baton Rouge, LA

“I have battled with depression and anxiety since I was 15 due to my upbringing. I was severely abused mentally, sexually and physically from the…

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Laura, 27, Italy

“When I think about my ‘mental health story’, it’s hard to pinpoint a beginning or end because I think for me, as is the case…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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Alexis, 27, Glasgow/Scotland

“Having grown up with a dysfunctional family and turbulent background I found myself struggling to avoid trouble and stay on the straight and narrow up…

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