I’ve Been a Mess Since My Private Post Was Shared With My Son’s Teachers

On Mental Health and Vulnerability as a Writer

Sarah McInnes
Invisible Illness
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4 min readSep 2, 2021
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Sometimes stress hits me like a wave full in the face with a choking mouthful of saltwater. I can’t write when I feel like that. I can’t even read on those days.

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Sarah McInnes
Invisible Illness

Written by Sarah McInnes

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I write about neurodiversity, education, parenting, creativity, literature, memoir. UNC-CH Grad. Mom to a kid with ASD & ADHD https://linktr.ee/sarahmcinnes

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