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Burnout

Depression

Marius

I did not see any value in myself or hope for a future where I was useful to others. I was a weak failure in my own...

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Abuse

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Marie-Christina

My suppressed memories of being abused for years as a child by a close family member ambushed me in my teens. The...

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Work

Bongeziwe

After years of bullying and racism, I saw in myself a very ugly person, and my self-worth was long fading. Growing up,...

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Depression

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Maud

I felt betrayed and disrespected by my husband, who was cheating on me, but I did not know how to handle it. I tried to...

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Neglect

Loneliness

Constantine

I felt that no matter how hard I tried, my family didn't understand or accept me for who I was. Growing up, my father...

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Loneliness

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Rachel

I felt I was always alone and excluded by my peers during my college years. Growing up, I was more expressive and...

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Neglect

Abuse

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Lulekwa

After years of neglect, I felt I did not matter and that the world would be better off without me. I grew up alone with...

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Eating disorder

Identity

Signe

The eating disorder had taken complete control over my mind and body. Growing up in a very strict Christian family, I...

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Yonatan

I felt my entire belief system and narrative of the world was a lie and that I had been deceived. Growing up in a...

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Alessio

In search of love and acceptance, I ended up lost in my destructive patterns. Growing up I was bullied for being...

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Anxiety

Caitlin

I felt like an imposter because inside I was seeing all my mistakes and flaws, but people around me saw me as the...

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Crime

Poverty

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Denzel

Outside the house, I was hearing what I wanted to hear and getting what I wanted to get. Growing up in an impoverished...

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