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Stigma Fighters: Russell L.

Broken Souls Molested by the utmost disgraceful thoughts. Subjugated by authority who thought they knew best. Disparaged by contemporaries. These are a few characteristics of a broken soul. Nay, perhaps these were just the characteristics of my broken soul, for one man’s problem is another man’s pleasure. Regardless, broken souls are everywhere, although I have [...]

By |2015-02-17T11:47:31-08:00August 25th, 2014|Categories: Brave People, Uncategorized|1 Comment

Stigma Fighters: Alaina V.

When I was twelve, my parents and I moved to Orcas Island. They had heard about a new, small Christian school in a secluded island town and wanted me to attend. Just like that, I was in a strange new place where I knew nobody but my parents. Still, somehow, I was hopeful and excited [...]

By |2015-02-17T11:47:31-08:00August 22nd, 2014|Categories: Brave People, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Stigna Fighters: Meaghan M.

As I look back on my life, my battle with mental health started young. My father was killed when I was six years old, triggering the life-long battle I would be fighting with others and myself. Throughout grade school, my teachers deemed me a “mature child,” probably because my childhood was ripped away from me [...]

By |2015-02-17T11:47:31-08:00August 21st, 2014|Categories: Brave People, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Stigma Fighters: Tara E.

Have you ever tried to describe air to a toddler? “You can’t sense it with sight, touch, smell, hear or taste but I guarantee you it’s there!” I get the same look when I share with people my mental health diagnoses. You can watch the gears in people’s minds slowly turning, eyes twitching and feverishly [...]

By |2015-02-17T11:47:31-08:00August 21st, 2014|Categories: Brave People, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Stigma Fighters: Liz A.

I grew up in an unpredictable and turbulent alcoholic home, where anger, violence and fear were common denominators to everyday life. Initially my wealthy father funded an affluent lifestyle and we lived in a large house and I was shipped off to boarding school for my formative years. When my mother got sober and began [...]

By |2015-02-17T11:47:31-08:00August 18th, 2014|Categories: Brave People, Uncategorized|2 Comments

Stigma Fighters: Ryan B.

Depression and Alcoholism Part 1 Well, I guess it's time to start this essay on my own battles with alcoholism and depression. I'm no writer and there is probably a shitload of grammar errors here. I was gonna have it edited, but I want this to be mine. A couple of rules here. 1. I'm [...]

By |2015-02-17T11:47:31-08:00August 15th, 2014|Categories: Brave People, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Stigma Fighters: Stomp Out Stigma

  Stomp Out Stigma (stompoutstigmablog.com) is my brainchild and with lots of work it’s become a tangible reality. I am a vivacious yet distressed 26-year-old woman fighting bipolar disorder with all my strength in Vancouver, British Columbia. My blog chronicles my real life perils using brutal honesty, wit and strength. Stomp Out Stigma took on [...]

By |2015-02-17T11:47:31-08:00August 14th, 2014|Categories: Brave People, Uncategorized|1 Comment

Stigma Fighters: Stephanie F.

I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 18 years old, a time when most people’s concerns are sitting next to someone hot during freshman seminar or whether your parents are going to pick up your dirty laundry when they visit for the weekend. Two months into college and my concerns became bipolar disorder, what it [...]

By |2015-02-17T11:47:32-08:00August 12th, 2014|Categories: Brave People, Stigma Fighters|0 Comments