Steve, 47, UK

“I live with bipolar. I never say I am bipolar because I’m not ; bipolar is an illness I happen to have but it is…

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Miranda, 19, US

“When I was 10, I was diagnosed with OCD. At 13, I had my first major depressive episode.

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Julia, 28, US

  “I have Type 1 Bipolar Disorder. I was first diagnosed when at 21, but a confusing second opinion changed my mind.

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Hannah, 20, UK

  TW: mention of emetophobia “It became clear I was struggling with my mental health when my nan died back when I was 16.

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Sarah, 26, Canada

“I’ve had anxiety, panic attacks and insomnia for as long as I can remember. I come from a family with mental illness on both sides,…

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Rhianna, 18, UK

“I am an English Literature student and have a diagnosis of generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder, body dysmorphia disorder and depression.

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Katie, 18, Australia

“I’m eighteen now and myself at the ages of twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen and seventeen was never convinced that I would still be alive…

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