How watching The Hours gave me a voice
Juliette Peterson loves a good story. A compelling narrative, intuitive prose and enticing characters as well as stylistic creativity are all components which lure her into particular fictional and non-fictional worlds, whether that story is interpreted on paper or on screen. She found that story in the movie The Hours and how it helped her to feel less alone in her mental health experiences.
It’s okay; a story of OCD and mental illness acceptance
Neurotic Nelly’s illness is invisible and her mind broken. But she knows she cannot trade it in for a new one and that’s okay.
Freak; a poem
Julie Everson has had borderline personality disorder all her life and always felt somewhat like a freak. Never quite fitting in, like a pear trying to blend in with a bunch of pineapples! This poem is about lying awake, feverish, watching all the scenes of her life flash by and trying to deal with them. To deal with the person she was.
How bipolar stole half my life
Alan shares his experience with extreme mood swings since he was a teen and gaining the courage to talk about his experiences with a doctor to finally get help.
The girl nobody wanted
Kristen shares her story of being orphaned and how reoccurring abandonment led to depression, cutting and suicide attempts. She gives a practical idea on how to cope and she believes you are worthy with a ton to offer.