Never alone: The biggest lesson I learned from mental illness

Most of my life, I didn’t think anyone could possibly understand how I was feeling and what I was thinking, and that made it hard for me to be honest. I also didn’t want anyone to think that I was crazy. I thought I had to pretend to be happy so I could seem “normal” and not feel out of place, but that made me feel even more alone. 

Because I wasn’t being myself, it was like no one knew the real me. I was tired of being someone else, but I didn’t know how to be me without my sadness, and I believed I was going to feel this way forever. I knew I couldn’t get better alone, but I didn’t know who to talk to or how to ask for help. Read more...

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