Stopmentalhealthstigma Stories

What has pushed you to believe taking your life is the answer? Are you really going to do it? What happens when death isn't as peaceful as you expected? What if a Reaper gives you something of an ultimatum? Witness first-hand what your death has brought to those around you, or remain wandering as a lost soul until you reach the point of insanity. "You can take your life, but what about the people around you? Aren't you taking theirs too?" Emily nearly laughed again, the idea was so ridiculous, but when she went to answer... she found she couldn't respond. What happens to them? ____________________ Author's Note: If you're looking for a sign not to kill yourself, this is it. [The Fighter's Series - Book 1] Formerly titled: Emily's Suicide Highest Ranking: #1 Paranormal

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|

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

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

Demi Lovato is one of the popular celebrities out there who are also known for advocating for mental health and also for being a role model for those suffering and living with mental illness. Millions are still suffering in silence and we need to continue doing our part with the society that is on the same page to contribute with breaking the stigma and discrimination about mental illness. Demi Lovato inspires millions of her fans to be confident and I've decided to write a book on self confidence, self, love, body/self acceptance, self care, and also inspiring actions of taking risks when our own family members aren't supportive, understanding, respectful, accepting and helpful with our illness. Refusing to accept our condition for the stigma and discrimination shows up well too clearly to us but not to them. This book I've created is here to help inspire others to continue or start speaking up about their illness(s) and taking the right risks with moving forward in having others including our friends and family moving onto our side, gradually, naturally and not in our control or demand. We cannot make someone change the way they view, think, believe and treat things in life any better. We just have to accept this and just mainly focus on ourselves in recovery. Trust the process and give the rest to God and nature that your friends and family will view these situations, epidemic on their own terms. It's not up to you to demand, control, or make them change. It's only up to you to stand up for what you want, need, believe in and focus on working with your recovery. Everything will turn out the way it should for the greater good! Just trust everything is in good hands! Trust God!

poems, quotes, diary entires, and short stories on depression

/[Submitted for Brian Kesinger's Visual Storytelling Contest]\ Autism, a mental illness that makes me want to hide. Autism, something that drove me to kill my own mother. Autism, save me. Time was never on my side... till I realized there was more to it ***A Brian Kesinger Contest Entry*** #freementalillness #stopmentalhealthstigma

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.

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!

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

*Trigger Warning* Scars. Pain. Fear. Sadness. Things we all have. The bad things in life, the negative things. For some people, it's worse. Their scars run deeper. Their pain is sharper. Their fear never ends. Their sadness controls them. One day, a group of these people meet. All teens, all with something "wrong" with them. As they listen, they discover that they are not alone. It all starts with one girl who says a few words and sets everything in motion. This is them. The broken, the lost, the weary and ignored. And this is their story. Characters: Scarlett (Letty) Moore by @siennafreya Dante by @TrinityAndBeyond Mara by @-girlsandgirls Cara Henelly by @filiochta Blythe Rose and Emrys (Rys) Allister by @Elysianne Rose Dianne by @The_Scary_Dinosaur Keifra (Fira) and Julie (Jules) by @fandom_crazy_797 Dakota by @VladimirTodd

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.

Vacation is supposed to be exciting and fun - new experiences, different people and interesting places. However, it is not that simple for Louisa. Struggling to fight her eating disorder, she is forced into a completely different environment, that makes everything ten times harder. Scary experiences, unfamiliar people and nerve-wracking places. She knows everyone is only trying to help, but what she doesn't know is why she can't stop resisting their help.

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.

❝She's one of those girls you just can't walk away from. One of those girls you will never forget, no matter how hard you might try.❞ BOOK ONE OF THE SCARLETT CHRONICLES | After being kidnapped as a young child, seventeen year old Scarlett Grey is finally returned to her family. She is thrown into her old life and expected to forget her past and move on as the girl she once was. Scarlett wants nothing more than to be a normal teenage girl: make friends, get good grades and blend in. That is, until she's torn between who she once was, who she is expected to be and who she is becoming. As old friends pull her one way, new friends another, and buried secrets threaten everything she has come to believe, will Scarlett get caught up in the torrents of teenage drama? Or will the consequences of her past be too much for her to handle? |Winner of the 2017 Chance Awards| • Inspired by the Grey's Anatomy episode entitled "The Girl With No Name". 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, approved by @Tayxwriter Highest Rank: #61 in Teen Fiction (2018/05/09) Copyright © Ashley Marie

A Wattpad Featured Story! Others call her troublemaker, antagonist, bully, abuser, and even my mother. But I no longer can call her my mom. This is the story why. This is a non-fiction book. All events are 100% true from my life. The writing style is mixed. All chapters are short. A couple are written in easy to read prose, freestyle. The rest of the chapters by necessity are more narrative in style, written in first person. By writing this it is helping me to stop nightmares, and to finally feel free. I also wanted to write this to help others.

Follows the real life situations of a struggling artist who suffers from Bipolar (Manic Depressive) Disorder, as she traverses the confusion of being in her 20s, learning to be an independent adult, and trying to follow her passions. Highest Ranking: #229 Non-Fiction This book is in support of: @freementalillness, @nomorescars, @projectbeyoutiful, @projectevangeline, @projectyou, @revealhiddenscars and @stopmentalhealthstigma.

He was a psychopath and I was his psychologist; He suffered from schizophrenia; I had to fix him-- But he fixed me instead.

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