Burst The Silence

Come out. Stand up. Speak out.

A photo project to destigmatise mental health issues among youths


Every time someone “goes public” about a mental illness, they chip away at the culture of secrecy that surrounds it. And the more of us do it, the harder it’ll be to deny us jobs, cut off friendships with us, continue believing that we’re weak and lazy, and be ashamed of us.

(Source: brute-reason)

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    I am sick of people telling me that I’m lazy or anti-social because I have a severe panic disorder and ptsd. I’m at a...
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    It is one out of four in Canada, and to the best of my knowledge that can be either chronic or situational; I have the...
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    A-fucking-men. This is why I’m such a huge supporter of the CAMH expansion & their uber awesome media coverage /...
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    Okay, I went to a workshop this weekend that had to do with behavior therapy based around anxiety problems… and general...
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    It’s a new stage of living without shame. I’m not PROUD of my personality disorder. I don’t WANT it. Nobody wants a...
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    people need the support not the criticism. I hate how society treats anyone who admits to needing psychological help
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    The ratio in America I learned is that “9 out of 10” people have symptoms of mental illness at least some point in time....
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