These are the personal stories of people who have dealt with various mental health issues. Some of these stories are very personal, and can be triggering. We hope, however, that readers and writers will find support and community through these stories. If you have a story you would like to add here, please go to http://queermentalhealth.org/write/ for more information.
Trigger warnings for description of psychotic episodes and a suicide attempt, in detail, and violent imagery.
I have Schizophrenia. I find certain words can lose their sting when we just come out and say them. So I’m saying it. I live with Schizophrenia. This is my story.
Trigger warning for description of a suicide attempt, and discussion of sexual assault.
All my life, I’ve been told by those around me that I am highly intelligent, and could do just about anything I set my mind to. I got good grades in school, for the most part (though they dropped a fair bit close to graduating high school), and was known as a happy-go-lucky kid that always found the positive side of just about anything (or anyone).
