Age: 13
Mental illness: Depression and anxiety (Both caused by family issues)
Reading mental illness stories on Wattpad has helped me in
many ways. It helps me to know I am not alone and that there is someone out there that understands what depression is like.
Having anxiety with depression is horrible. It's wanting to go to the movies with your friends because you are scared to disappoint them, but not having the energy to get out of bed.
These stories have helped me understand that even though it may seem like it at times, l am not alone.
Wattpad mental illness stories (specifically ones about anorexia) have educated me. I have started to find symptoms in some people around me who are now trying to get better.
If 13-16 year olds can't be educated about mental illness, it could be too late by the time they are 17+
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I'm 12-16 With a Mental Illness
RandomFirst hand accounts of 12-16 year olds with mental illnesses who protest the censorship of mental illness stories. Mental illness knows no age.
