Stopmentalhealthstigma Stories

{ Watty 2015 Winner + Featured Story } Meet Sawyer Jameson. On the outside, she's a normal seventeen year old girl with amazing friends, a charitable job and a loving family. She's beautiful, funny and easy to get along with and just by looking at her, you'd think that she's the perfect girl, living in the perfect world. On the inside though, just waking up and living her day-to-day life is a struggle for Sawyer. Well, aware of this fact, Sawyer's mother forces to see a psychiatrist after school on a daily basis in order to cope with the tragic events Sawyer encountered a year prior. Now meet Graham Cambridge. Those who don't know him could easily stereotype him as being a blunt, selfish, egotistical golden boy, just because he likes to party and play football. Those who actually know him though know that he's actually quite the opposite of all of those things. When Graham transfers from his elite prep school to Sawyer's high school and quickly takes an interest in her, things go from bad to worse. At least, that's what Sawyer's convinced herself of. What people don't realize though is that maybe they were wrong about Graham Cambridge and that his life is about as far from perfect as they come and that he and Sawyer are alike in more ways than one. Two completely different teenagers that maybe aren't all that different after all are about to embark on a wild ride that neither of them could have ever expected. Can they help each other get past their demented previous tragedies? Or are their bygones too great to ever escape them? And can Sawyer ever truly be saved? Full of romance, heartbreak and just a little bit of fate, the next couple of months will challenge both Sawyer and Graham in ways they never thought possible. And maybe, just maybe, something beautiful will come out of it. © Copyright 2013 Millie Morgan. All Rights Reserved.

"I didn't know you had friends like Isaac," Willa said in greeting. "I don't," muttered Jared. Isaac rolled his eyes. "Yeah, you don't. You have //one// friend like Isaac." His voice turned into this stupid mock whisper and he leaned towards Jared conspiratorially. "It's me, by the way."

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))

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

The Mental Health Epidemic has been part of our society and our whole universe for decades and yet many of us (not a huge fraction of the whole world) are working on breaking the stigma around the epidemic, spreading awareness and light to the subject, promoting positive mental health, sharing all our stories tied to the issue and overall helping the rest of the society contributing to setting all those suffering and living with mental illness (in silence and those in the working process of speaking up about their illness overall the whole epidemic) free of the nasty yet deadly stigma and discrimination linked to the issue. This issue is in the process of moving forward and improving this Epidemic for a greater result in the world but we all still have a long way to go. We have accomplished a small achievement of having more of society viewing depression and anxiety disorder not taboo as seen before, but still others like schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder plus many others still are still being seen as taboo. As a weakness, a fault in someone, failure, etc. We need to continue our parts in this moment with solving this huge, yet ever so important Epidemic to help save others from suicide, and severe medical issues. Along with being silenced by the stigma and discrimination around the issue itself. People don't realise how much harm they are doing with the words they choose when speaking to their loved ones, friends, co-workers until it's either too late or things that involve taking big risks (which in cases like this, are very well supported and wise; along with being helpful with making change in this issue without forcing or demanding others to view the issue/illnesses in a postive light. And so this book is here (send me a message if you want your stories, articles, thoughts included here) to inspire, encourage others that they are not alone and that life gets better. It just happens gradually, not overnight.

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

"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]

Everything we see, isn't what's really there. Everything and everyone looks completely different and no one knows this, yet. This one girl who finds out after years of weird vision changes, finally learns and is convinced she can show everyone. The only problem is, who's going to believe the therapeutic girl? I just want to let you know that this book also contains some depression and suicidal thoughts. Just thought I'd let you know.

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.

One shared biology textbook, one lonely girl, one kind yet mysterious boy, several continuous letters, and a whole bunch of truths and lies. ~~~ [a story told through letters]

#FreeYourBody #StopMentalHealthStigma Cameron Wilkes tries to be normal, she really does. But when stuff randomly changes size occasionally, it's pretty hard. She has a condition called Alice in Wonderland Syndrome(yes it's a real thing). And her life gets pretty hard pretty fast. •*•*• Jaime Pryce is an amputee. He lost an arm and a foot in a devastating car crash a year ago. When he moves into the small town of Verity, he struggles to fit in to his new life. •*•*• They're both bullied for different reasons, but they form a bond through the pain. The problem is, how can they really accept each other when they don't understand? •*•*• This is a short story I'm writing for @tahliepurvis and the #freeyourbody campaign.

*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

Cancer Bites is a collection of poems and short stories that our beloved wattpad users have written for this campaign. We bring to you the supporting team, the surviving team, the witnessed team and the fighting team. With love, Linda Yassine, founder of #iGotcancer Project campaign.

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.

Julia leads a modern life, in an aging universe, but she has become tired of the lack of 'true contact' which ignorantly runs through others. Feeling trapped in her own dot, Julia faces a mission: putting a full-stop onto society's moral lacking is a challenge, but she's got her own bot-hero personalizing some parts of her day. Through scrutinizing her own views of advanced technology and what has become of humanity, Julia learns that sometimes, life can be put into a semi-colon.

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.

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!

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

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.

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