Stories

           I’ve always been shy. As a teen, I used to call myself “cripplingly shy.” My dream was to become “functionally shy.”   In 2018, I w...

     Depression & Anxiety are my mental illness. Only my close people know that. I always chose not to share that part of me because I didn’t ...

       For most of my life I have been struggling with OCD, depression and anxiety and I'm currently in recovery from an eating disorder.    No...

     My mental health journey or awareness began in college. It was a time of growth. I was studying Exercise Science/Kinesiology. This meant that...

          This was it - my last appointment with the Psychiatrist. Conversations up until this point were mainly regarding medication increases. H...

       Context: November 2014 I’ve been a Mammy to my beautiful son for six months now. I thought I was deficient in Iron as I felt something was ‘...

     Mental illness first impacted my life when my therapist diagnosed me with ADD and OCD at four years old. 😯 This greatly affected my academic...

     As a family physician for over more than a decade and thousands of patients, I have witnessed an increasing number of devastating physical ...

     My mental health journey started at the young age of 4 when I was diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder and general anxiety disorder...

     Self-care comes in so many shapes & forms. Yes, it can mean the occasional “treat yourself”, but I think it is important to appreciate th...

     Thanks so much for the opportunity to share my mental health story! I originally heard of your campaign from a mutual friend. For me, anxiet...

        “You are so bubbly and so full of life, your smile lights up the world” are always the words used to describe my personality by everyone a...