Stories of the System

The nurse looked at my self harm scars and said, "I have seen worse. Cutting down is better than cutting across." It made me want to try cutting down more than across.

I don't remember a lot of what I went through, and I lost/had my journals taken away as I cycled through the system. At one place I was...

My name is kelly I'm 21 and I've been in the psych ward 3 times. I have bipolar and generalized anxiety disorder...

My name is Marissa I am 20 years old and in 2015-2016 I was hospitalized 3 times. I went to a place called _______ in _____ Washington...

I have spent my life since I was 8 trying to figure out what is wrong with me. I am 16 now, and the strongest diagnosis I have got was...

I arrived at the hospital in 2019 when I was twelve-years-old, after my mom called the ambulance because my therapist at the time told...

Back in February, I was in a high security psychiatric hospital for suicidal ideation. While I was there I tested positive for Covid-19...

This is for all the kids out there who are being let down. But especially the autistic ones, whether they know it or not - I see you...

To Whom It May Concern, My name is Mira Sunwon Goldstein. On April 24th, I will turn fifteen. I have two cats named Mercutio and Emerald...

My name is Mira Sunwon Goldstein. I’m 17 years old. I love cats and the color purple. I run for fun along the beach. I sing in the shower...