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Mental Health

Open, honest dialogue about mental health is so important. These posts offer perspectives often missing from the conversation.

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Johnny’s & Megan’s Story – A Call for Reforming the Mental Health Care System

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Video Games and Madness: A World of Harmful Tropes

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Slowing Down and Embracing Surgical Recovery is Still Living

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Why Inspirational Memes About Mental Health Disabilities Are So Damaging

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Why BDSM is a Healing Practice for My Mental Health

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Disability and the Weight of Loneliness

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My Mental Health Disabilities Don’t Make My Experience of Sexual Assault Less Worthy of Belief

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Disability Isn’t a Halloween Costume

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Identifying as “Disabled” Brings Me Peace in a World Hostile to My Existence

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Students With Mental Health Disabilities Are Not a Burden

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My Disabilities Make Me Both Broken and Whole

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I Celebrate Disability Pride, But Am I Really Proud of My Mental Illness?

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Florida’s New “School Safety” Law Discriminates Against Students With Mental Illnesses

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Navigating the Twists and Turns of Healthcare as a Trans Disabled Person

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Anti-Stigma Mental Health Campaigns Often Ignore Our Realities

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