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My Attempt Writing About How I’m Crushing The Stigma

And It Started At The End

Image from Canva heavily edited by Bridie D.

This post was born from an enticing conversation with Ilana Lydia. About where I first noticed the stigma on mental illnesses. Suggesting an origin story of sorts. 

This is my fourth version.
It’s hard to pin down. I want to write about it. I really truly do. I believe my struggles and experiences hold knowledge worth writing about. Worth sharing. However, I didn’t expect it to feel so impossible. So confronting and scary. But here we are.

My history with mental illnesses is tangled, anxiety-inducing, shameful and, like most humans – contains multitudes.

…I contain multitudes — Walt Whitman

Which is where the struggle blooms. Drips from past pain. My past hurts sometimes. I’m sure there are things in your past you aren’t super proud of?

Right?
I can’t be alone in this.
If I was, self-help wouldn’t be the booming industry it is.

Trying to overcome the aches is a battle I forge through every single day.
It’s not easy, far from it. This means it’s time to Inject…