mental-illness

“We’ve always linked depression to suicide because it’s a story that makes sense to us but it’s important to point out that suicide is an awful tragic end that can have lots of precipitants.”

Being open about my history with mental illness has given me the power to understand and better come to terms with it.

“I’ve never understood the separations of genres into tragedy and comedy. I move in and out of tragedy and comedy all the time.”

The winter is cold and dark and unlike everyone else on Instagram, you are not on holiday somewhere south and sunny.

“I tried to kill myself in the fall of 2011, swallowing sleeping pills and antifreeze.”

A simple “Good morning” or “How are you?” can mean so much. You never know what someone’s dealing with on any given day.