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Eating Disorders Aren’t a Joke

There’s a sense out there that everybody knows everything about eating disorders. The jokes are everywhere. Continue reading »

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Not Working With Bipolar

Aren't you supposed to get help when you're feeling like dying? Now the record of my needing help is keeping me from moving forward with my life. ... Continue reading »

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Asexual. Not Broken.

I’m a gender-queer asexual. I was 16 when I finally felt comfortable comfortable being asexual. I remember writing an English essay on being different. I was pulled out of... Continue reading »

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Femininity is Not a Negative Trait

I was 13 or 14 when a male teacher informed me, in front of the entire woodworking class that I was the reason people had a hard time respecting... Continue reading »

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My Cerebral Palsy and Bullying

In my early years of childhood, I lived a very sheltered life, knowing nothing more than the walls of my home. I was a small child, and I had... Continue reading »

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The Stigma of Depression

I was 19, and just an average student doing an average degree, working part time and living the lifestyle many people my age did. Depression altered everything. It all... Continue reading »

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“Random” Screenings at Airports

In a post 9/11 world, I’ve gotten used to the security scramble I have to go through, especially as a brown-skinned expat who was raised in a Middle-Eastern country... Continue reading »

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I’m Not Your Jewish Party Trick

I am 15 and Canadian. I am also Jewish, and I love being Jewish; it makes me feel like I have a community to fall back on. It gives... Continue reading »

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You Act Like My Eating Disorder Fits Me Better Than My Recovery. Stop!

I am a recovering bulimic. When I was acutely bulimic, and in the worst of it, I worried a lot about being too big, or about eating or not... Continue reading »

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Don’t Say This To Your Bisexual Partner

It took me a long time to accept that I am bisexual. And even though I still feel like that single word doesn’t encompass the spectrum of my sexuality,... Continue reading »

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