Category: Resources
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Click Here: Mental Illness in Youth
Age 12 greeted me with prayers to God to take my life before I took my own. When I first brought my very legitimate concerns to an adult, he smiled uneasily and went back to bouncing the basketball ever in his hands: “Don’t worry. It’s not that serious. You will just get over it.” Unfortunately, this can…
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Click Here: Mental Health Resources
Mental illness crushes. Bipolar disorder can be like exploding in slow motion. Stigma inhibits strength. Fighting stigma forges welds in every crack the world blessed you. I can wring the neck of my pencil, shatter the keys of my computer, and paint the blank screen with expletives and joy, all seeking an endlessly evasive cure for…