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My PTSD Story - By Liam
I was diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder at the ripe old age of nine. And having never heard of PTSD before, I did the obvious...
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#KeepTalkingMH
- Apr 20, 2020
- 5 min
A Survivor's Story - Anonymous - Trigger Warning
I was 11 years old when I was assaulted by a family "friend" His wife taught me in church and became like a grandmother to me since one...
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#KeepTalkingMH
- Sep 3, 2019
- 4 min
Racism and its Effect on Mental Health - by An UnWanted Life
I became suicidal by the time I was 8 years old after years of racial abuse at primary school and on the streets of my home time. It's...
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#KeepTalkingMH
- Aug 28, 2019
- 25 min
Salem's Story - Trigger Warning
When I met her I thought I’d won the lottery. There was something about the way she looked at me that made me feel like she really wanted...
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#KeepTalkingMH
- Aug 24, 2019
- 9 min
Domestic Violence: Destroyed in Paradise - Trigger Warning - Sarah Elle
In The Beginning In the way that it usually begins with domestic violence, it started off well. Very well. I was so enraptured with...
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#KeepTalkingMH
- Aug 21, 2019
- 15 min
Jeni's Story - Trigger Warning
My name is Jeni Fitts, I have schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder (schizophrenia and bipolar mixed) and this is my survival story. In...
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#KeepTalkingMH
- Aug 20, 2019
- 4 min
The Call - by Mommitude - Trigger Warning
Eight years ago, I got a call no one wants to receive. Bittersweet, horrible news from my husband’s sister. A search party made up of...
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#KeepTalkingMH
- Aug 20, 2019
- 3 min
Facing My Abusive Past - Matt Eaton - Trigger Warning
It was time to face the truth. I couldn’t hide from it any longer. I was a sexual abuse survivor and I couldn’t change it. Or, should I...
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#KeepTalkingMH
- Aug 20, 2019
- 2 min
Tracy's Story - Trigger Warning
My name is Tracy. I’m 45 years old. I’m a wife and mother to 4 boys. I was diagnosed with PTSD and panic disorder at the age of 14. Due...
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#KeepTalkingMH
- Aug 14, 2019
- 6 min
Justin's Story of Surviving Cancer - Trigger Warning
On my testicular cancer awareness blog, A Ballsy Sense of Tumor, I have written extensively about what it’s like to experience depression...
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#KeepTalkingMH
- Aug 4, 2019
- 2 min
Natalie's Story - Trigger Warning
As a little girl I was sexually molested by my friends father (as were a lot of other kids in my neighbourhood) and sexuality abused for...
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#KeepTalkingMH
- Aug 2, 2019
- 5 min
Bella's Story - Trigger Warning
Story time Welcome to my story time on the survival’s blog. When I was two years old I was tested for autism which came back negative but...
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#KeepTalkingMH
- Aug 1, 2019
- 6 min
Elizabeth's Story - E.L. Darling - Trigger Warning
It has been a little over a year since my daughter died. Sometime back I quit keeping track of the weeks and then months. My memories of...
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#KeepTalkingMH
- Aug 1, 2019
- 2 min
I Am No Longer A Victim - Shrina Mayur
When I was abused, I formed my identity and personality around what happened to me. I wore it as a shield as if to say to people: “Before...
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#KeepTalkingMH
- Aug 1, 2019
- 7 min
It Really Wasn't That Bad - Yuriko's Story - Trigger Warning
What does it mean to be sexually assaulted? It is different for every single person. Before I start my story, please imagine a young girl...
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#KeepTalkingMH
- Jul 31, 2019
- 2 min
Tori's Story
My name is Tori. I’m 16 years old and live in the United States. I am diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a term...
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#KeepTalkingMH
- Jul 24, 2019
- 10 min
Do Not Disturb - by Shontel Anestasia
I have been quiet for so long and it seems like nothing I learned in the last 11 years, can even come close to what I learned in my first...
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#KeepTalkingMH
- Jul 18, 2019
- 3 min
My Story - by Kristina - Trigger Warning
My dad, lets call him Steve, was super excited when my mom got pregnant with me. He always wanted a daughter & was convinced from the...
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#KeepTalkingMH
- Jul 6, 2019
- 5 min
My Story as a Survivor - By Emily - Trigger Warning
I attempted suicide for the first time a few weeks after my 16th birthday. It was a Saturday. Parts of the week leading up to it are...
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#KeepTalkingMH
- Jul 6, 2019
- 6 min
Eating Disorders: The Dictator by Sparklle Rainne - Trigger Warning
Thank you to Rebecca for allowing me the honor of writing this guest post! I appreciate anyone reading and recommend you to share her...
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