Lighthouse
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Talking about mental health is uncomfortable, though so many people battle with it.
It is a battle that is not won on its own.
This is a story years in the making, spanning before my initial diagnosis when I was eight years old to when I started writing poetry when I was twelve to when I was sixteen and nearly lost the battle with myself and to the present where I am still just trying to do my best.
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