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Yesterday marked my one year anniversary of coming out of the mental health closet. Many of my family and friends found out by reading a Facebook post that I have schizophrenia. You can find that post here.
I started this blog about living with schizophrenia on March 19th, 2015. I have written hundreds of short essays and posted over 370 times. I missed posting 25 days in the last year (that means I posted on over 300 days).
I have a blog on Psych Central that receives way more traffic than this blog. I have posted over 30 articles on that site. You can find that blog here.
I have written 13 articles that are posted on The Mighty.You can find them all here.
On Christmas Eve 2015, I was featured on the People website. The article was shared over 2000 times. You can read the article here.
I had a short book of poetry and prose published. You can purchase it as Amazon (it is currently selling for a fraction of the publishing price – last time I checked you could buy it for $1.62). Pick one up here.
I have been interviewed by several websites, magazines and had my book reviewed by Wordgathering. You can find that review here.
I also took several creative writing classes.
I didn’t accomplish all that I wanted to, but I do hope that some people understand schizophrenia a little better and that in some way, I have made life easier for people with a severe mental illness.
Incredible ride. Incredible year.
The People article was wonderful. ❤
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Thank you!!! All I had to do was tell my story – they did the rest. 🙂
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Congratulations for one year of “being out of the closet”! And, congratulations on all of your success!
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Thank you!!! I am hoping it is just the beginning. 🙂
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Oh, I’m sure it is! You have just started your journey. 🙂
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I hope you are right!!! 🙂
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I feel certain, that I am.
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🙂
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Happy Anniversary!!! Wonderful person…amazing articles and blog posts…a blessing to the mental health community and beyond! 🙂
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Thank you!! You have been such a source of support for me this past year. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
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Sincerely, I think you are wonderful and thank you for helping so many people x
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You have been a big support to me and I thank you so much! I couldn’t keep going without the feedback of people here like you. Thank you!
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That makes me feel good, to think I have been supportive and helped to help 😃 I often feel like I can’t do much. Thank you x
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It’s true, you have helped a lot. x
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Hi Rebecca,
It is my belief that the more we speak out about living with mental illness the sooner we can come to a world without stigma, a world in which we who suffer from mental disorders can walk freely side-by-side with others without the burden of trying to hide our own truths. I am bipolar and it too is very misunderstood. I am proud of you for freeing yourself from your dark closet and stepping into the light!
I am reaching out to you today because I co-host a mental health awareness blog and would love for you to consider writing a letter to your illness. We are always looking for contributors, and no one gets turned away. Writing to the illness directly is very empowering and sharing it with the world helps educate the people who share this world with us. We all are given one life to give and no one should have to live a life where they are hiding their true and authentic self.
I am providing a link to our About page in the hopes you will check out our site and perhaps even share your experiences with our readers. Thank you.
https://letterstothemindblog.wordpress.com/about/
Memee
Letters to the Mind
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I would love to write a letter to my illness. I wont be able to send it to you for a while thoough because I currently onlu have access to a tablet and writing on it is difficult for me. Thank you!
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Wonderful, Rebecca. Thank you!
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you should be proud of yourself, that’s a huge accomplishment over the last 12 months. Congratulations.
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Thank you!!! 🙂
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