Living & Dying with Mental Illness(es)
10 min readOct 22, 2019
A jarring, real look at the morning after a breakdown
EXTREME * CONTENT * WARNING *
The following story could be extremely triggering for those dealing with mental illness, especially depression, anxiety, PTSD/CPTSD, or self harm and dissociative tendencies. This story is meant to shed light on what it’s like to live with mental illness(es) by depicting the reality of a setback. I encourage you NOT to read it if you may be triggered. I encourage those trying to understand mental illness and its impact to read it. And I encourage those who…