List: Mental Health Stories | Curated by Tori Morales

Sep 23, 2022
15 stories
Mental Health StoriesA collection of all of my stories on mental health and mental illness.
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ArtfullyAutistic
Up to 50% of Autistics are suicidal. How do we lower the Autistic suicide rate?We don’t need more awareness. We need acceptance.
Sep 23, 2022
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Sep 23, 2022
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Invisible Illness
Eating Disorders Kill. So Why Do We Get Them So Wrong?Eating disorders kill someone every 62 minutes — and yet, most people misunderstand the most fatal mental illness.
Jun 26, 2022
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Jun 26, 2022
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Invisible Illness
Love My Anti-Depressants — Let’s Drop the Stigma Around Mental HealthcareOver 10% of American adults take antidepressants. I’m one of them —  here’s my experience.
Apr 22, 2022
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Apr 22, 2022
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Invisible Illness
How My Periods Almost Killed Me: PMDD, Mental Health, and TabooA discussion about my experience with PMDD, and why I think we need to talk about it more.
Feb 18, 2022
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Feb 18, 2022
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Mental Illness, Unfiltered
Dysthymia, or, Long Term Depression: Three Things to KnowChronic depression is an unpleasant, but largely unknown, disorder.
Dec 26, 2021
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Dec 26, 2021
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Invisible Illness
Mental Illness Communities: How Social Media Groups Harm Their Members and Evade DeletionMy experience with Tumblr and Instagram in the 2010s and today.
Dec 6, 2021
Dec 6, 2021
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Clear Yo Mind
I Got Rid of My Depression: Now How Do I Accept Happiness?One day, after a decade of being depressed, I woke up happy.
Nov 9, 2021
Nov 9, 2021
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Clear Yo Mind
Know Thy Enemy: Four Things About Depression We Need to Talk AboutWithout an accurate picture, awareness is hollow at best and harmful at worst.
Nov 10, 2021
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Nov 10, 2021
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Mental Illness, Unfiltered
How Do I Write About Mental Illness When It Triggers Me?Every time I try to dig into the feelings, the memories, the worst time in my life, I’m hit by a wave of emotions I don’t want to remember.
Nov 11, 2021
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Nov 11, 2021
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Invisible Illness
I Was Suicidal. Here’s What I Wish Someone Had Said To Me.It’s been two years since the last time I wanted to kill myself.
Nov 16, 2021
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Nov 16, 2021
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Invisible Illness
Depression Fatigue: Understanding and Coping With Being ExhaustedCalling depression fatigue life-ruining, by the way, is not hyperbolic.
Nov 19, 2021
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Nov 19, 2021
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Invisible Illness
Grieving My Teenage Years: What I Lost to My DepressionEven though I’ve recovered from depression, I can’t get back what I missed.
Nov 23, 2021
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Nov 23, 2021
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Invisible Illness
The Emotional Toll of Self-HarmThe first time I had a panic attack was because of a YouTube video.
Nov 26, 2021
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Nov 26, 2021
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Mental Illness, Unfiltered
Why Do I Wish My Mental Illness Was More Destructive?And yes, I know it’s bad.
Nov 30, 2021
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Nov 30, 2021
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