By Anonymous
Content warning: bugs, sexual assault, physical violence, PTSD
I am triggered by bugs.
I was assaulted and am triggered by bugs.
I was sexually assaulted and am triggered by bugs.
I was raped and left for dead and am triggered by bugs.
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Content warning: depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation
It is 5 pm on a Wednesday evening.
I am behind in all my classes, barely recovered from the flu, and might not have enough money to last me this semester or a job to support myself.
And yet, I am happy.
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Content warning: self-harm, suicidal ideation, mentions of eating disorders
At the urging of friends, I halfheartedly started seeing one of the Stone Center’s therapists regularly. She didn’t get me. At all. After three appointments punctuated by awkward silences—not the kind of silence therapists are trained to dish out, but silence because this woman just did not understand what I meant, nor did she have any idea what to tell me—I stopped going.
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