In other words, mental illness media is rarely made with the points of view of the mentally ill in mind.
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Take me, someone of an Eastern-Western hyphenated identity--is the gap between them so large that I fall in, invisible?
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"I was informed by the Title IX office after being assaulted that I had no chance at getting my perpetrator punished. Most other students who have sought help from the administration have only faced backlash from the university.”
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“I struggled because my family didn’t understand that during holiday celebration or meal, you should not bring up the eating disorder. Don’t ask me why I’m not eating the stuffing. Don’t tell me I should eat the dessert. You just need to love me. Give me my space and have hope that by next year, maybe I’ll be in a better place.”
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"Depression is what the doctors called it. I explained the shift as a loss of clarity. For the remaining eight months of my freshman year I slept, dreamlessly, occasionally waking to clutter journals with thoughts that were too upsetting to speak about."
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My Current Fitness Mantras:
- Working out is not a punishment, its not about hurting a weak body. The voice that motivates you should come from a place of self-worth and self-love. It should be saying, I believe you can run farther, faster, stronger.