Stopmentalhealthstigma Stories

in which Sophie bands together a group of mentally ill teens in order to show them that they're not alone //lowercase intended// highest ranking: #423 in short story 11/01/15 This story is part of the following amazing movements: #diverselit #freeyourbody #iamnotmymentalillness #stopbodyshaming #stopmentalhealthstigma

BOOK TWO OF THE SCARLETT CHRONICLES | After being kidnapped as a young child, seventeen year old Scarlett Grey found her way home to her family. For months, she struggled to find a balance between the girl she'd left behind and the girl she had become. But she did. She had a family, she made friends, she fell in love, and she was finally happy. That is, until she lost the most important person in her life to a merciless disease: her beloved mother. She's completely fallen apart. One by one, she shut out the people closest to her: her father, her best friends, and even her boyfriend. And as a result, she's left to face the man who stole her innocence away all those years ago, completely alone. Can Scarlett once again escape the man who took away so many years of her life? And, most importantly, can she learn to love herself in spite of the tremendous losses she's known? • Please be advised this story contains mature and sensitive themes such as abuse, scenes involving post traumatic stress disorder and severe anxiety, as well as some (okay quite a bit of) explicit language. Cover by yours truly and the wonderful @ Tayxwriter Highest Rank: #134 in Teen Fiction (2018/04/28) Copyright © Ashley Marie

Get You the Moon has been picked up by Cherry Publishing. The book will be available for order on Amazon from Friday 16th July 2021. This is an unedited sample without any new scenes. [Featured on the Official Wattpad Romance page in the 'Young Love' reading list] Scarlet Bridge has a set of goals that she needs to tick off before her last year at high school comes to an end. Everything seems to be going according to plan until she dials her boyfriend's number, and is redirected to Levi, the boy claiming the second position on her 'hit list'. "I absolutely love it. The growth, the acceptance of social stigmas and normalising issues that are often overlooked. This book is so so beautiful. I'll buy it if you publish it." - @designgirl01 #4 in enemiestolovers, #17 in chicklit

No one stays the same forever. That's a lesson that Zoey Newman knew very well. After being falsely imprisoned for a crime she didn't commit, Zoe comes out a different person. Someone who doesn't believe in happy endings and Prince Charming's. Forced to return to the place where it all started, Zoe must confront her past demons if she wants a chance to move on. Thomas Morgan was just a regular brown-haired boy with a hidden smile. Seemingly ordinary, no one looked past his brooding personality to see that he might just be suffering too. When Thomas and Zoey meet each other by chance, they learn things that could change their lives forever. With time, it may be possible for them to cure each others sadness. Maybe, just maybe, they'll realize that you don't have to fake happiness to survive. You just have to have the right person. highest rank- #148 (4/29/16) |Completed 12//30//16|

This is a story about the people that are usually forgotten about. Here's to you. "Today is Henry's birthday. And Henry is turning twenty five. Henry's mother is battling cancer at the moment. His father left them at a young age. He doesn't remember him anyways." This is a story of a young man trying to put his life together.

"I wonder if it's possible to lose myself if I never knew really knew who I was to start with." [a short story dealing with bipolar]

Read this whenever you're feeling overwhelmed.

In which a teenager finds the need to make other people feel good so great that she tends to forget about herself in the process. Also, in which a teenager notices and tries everything he can to let her know that she can shine just as brightly as everyone else. {Trigger Warning: Anxious thoughts all throughout the book. If these mentions make you feel uncomfortable, please don't read. Stay safe, everyone!}

Kevin Barr and Eddward Vincent - just two boys with a past together who meet again after losing touch after high school. They both have a little baggage but maybe they can carry it all together. [Where Eddward's an innocent asexual cutie, Kevin's a patient sweetheart, Nathan's the Captain of their ship and Rave is done with his crap.] Enjoy, thank you, and please give this one a chance. This is the first 'romancy' thing Ive ever written. Probably sucks. Sorry. ((Previously named 'Catching Me Again))

Life is an everyday struggle for Dina. She doesn't need a breath-taking romance. She needs a friend and that's exactly what Theo is to her.

A bunch of poems That might not even be poems Just my thoughts Most of it doesn't make sense But then neither does my mind

User-submitted recounts and stories of mental health for mental health awareness

This book I've created is my story of my life mostly involving mental health related memories, life lessons and much more. Will update with more other related stories about my past that can make one laugh, learn, agree, relate to and much more. Please stay tuned, updated on further content updating within the next month or so. My life story that gets really inspiring with overall how I handle, gain and take from my experiences shared here! A PASSIONATE mental health advocate, standing up for my beliefs and being the confident, sassy yet beautiful women that I am conquer the world!

A collection of poetry.

Pete is rationing his pills. Patrick is cleansing himself with peroxide. Both are in danger of themselves. ~TRIGGERING FOR SOME INDIVIDUALS~ Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/nostrilartist/playlist/06cHJTd13X6fsHLOe8YKLU

Also Available On Inkitt "Can I ask you something?" She asked softly. "Sure," he smiled. She looked up at him. "Why did you want to be my friend? I mean, there were so many people to choose from. Why me? I'm not even worth it." "You looked so lonely. So sad, so hidden. You looked like you were so used to being silent. But I knew there was more to it than what meets the eye. I wanted to decode the mystery." He looked deep into her eyes. "So what do you want?" She held his gaze, even though she hated eye contact. He smiled softly and sang, "All I wanna be, all I ever wanna be, is somebody to you." ________________________________________________ Darkness and shadows were all she ever saw. She lived in silence, her whole world a monochromatic display that only she could see. Her red rimmed glasses only made clearer her strife and the elastic band on her left wrist reminded her of her long lived sorrow. She hid from the world, going unnoticed by everyone, slowly crumbling to dust on her own. That was all until one faithful day when someone did the unthinkable and decided that she was worth noticing. She was the girl in the grey hoodie. And he was someone who cared. Take your mind on a journey of two unique souls, sprinkle in a little friendship, a teaspoon of tears, a spoon of laughter and fun and maybe a pinch of violence and love with a hint of secrets. And while you wait for that delicious cake to bake, a good sing along won't hurt. Theme song for the book: Don't Change -- Why Don't We ~***~ Book started: 7/04/2018 Book ended: 29/12/2018 Highest Rankings: #1 in Projectbreakfree #5 in ADHD #3 in StopMentalHealthStigma #4 in Nottalkedabout #13 in FreeMentalIllness

Hey, this book is a inspirational and helpful guide to help inspire you all when you feel and need some inspiration the most. These chapters help inspire that there is hope in everyone no matter what they are going through. Whether it's a breakup, loss of job, loved one, friend, or anyone suffering and living with any mental illness(s). These chapters are many of the articles I wrote in my Medium account and always updating daily or weekly. These chapters also are things that I've learned all from my own experiences and I really love how I came up with the idea of using my own experiences (in which we call can) to inspire, encourage and bring hope in others when they feel hopeless and maybe even helpless. Mental illness is such a huge, scary, life threatening and serious epidemic in our world and we need to continue to sharing our own stories, inspiring others, spreading awareness and light to the issue/epidemic, promoting positive mental health, educating ourselves and others on the subject as well to help continue contributing to breaking the stigma around mental illness. We can all do this but we should always remember that we are never alone in anything, no matter what we may feel or any thoughts we may easily find ourselves believing. Don't believe everything you think. We all matter, we all deserve the love, belonging, attention, affection, care and treatment that we all truly and honestly deserve. Don't ever think about harming yourself or considering ending your life. Life is so precious and so is your overall existence on earth. Don't hesitate at all to message me, any friends of yours online, close friends, family, and/anyone who you feel comfortable talking about these kinds of things with. It could be a counsellor. But don't forget to see your doctor about your issue, symptoms to help you start on your long journey in recovery. You are worthy. You are special. You are beautiful. You are loved.

With the help of a new dating app, will Alessa find what she's looking for, or will she be unlucky in love?

Anna Arlington and Ethan Hawkes. Two people whose names shouldn't even be put in a sentence together. Completely polar opposites what with her being the school's most unpleasant bad girl and him the popular football jock who everyone wants to be seen with. Things escalate pretty quickly when their worlds collide with one another a day after his infamous 18th birthday party, but not in the way you would imagine. With Anna being thrown into a dark place of her past and Ethan dealing with unimaginable problems he thought were gone now, follow them on their journey of self-discovery, acceptance and maybe...just maybe...love.

// Winner in the Starstruck Awards 2017 and the Wing Awards 2017// "Everyone's a little broken, that's how you let the light in." Faith Davis' freshman year in college was supposed to be a new start, a time to flourish. Instead, she came out of it barely holding it together. A year and a half later, she's still scarred by the events that occurred. But what happens when her best friend's marriage throws her into the path of Noah Johnson. His optimism and encouragement cuts through her own cloud of pain, but nobody's perfect, and Noah has his own demons to battle. Can they both help each other out of the past, or will they drown in the waves of their own troubles.