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  • Acceptance, All, Mental Health, Stories / October 25, 2016

    Nikolina’s Story

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  • Acceptance, All, Self Esteem, Stories / October 17, 2015

    Anonymous

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  • Acceptance, All, Mental Health, Stories / July 19, 2016

    Talking It Out

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  • Acceptance, All, Mental Health, Stories / October 11, 2015

    Anonymous

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  • All, Mental Health, Self Esteem, Stories / July 10, 2016

    Why Does Everything Feel Bland?

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Dear White Privilege (An Open Letter) – Mumina’s Story

In Acceptance, All, Racism, Stories, Tell Us A Story by AwareNovember 3, 20161 Comment

Dear White Privilege, I appreciate the fact that I can no longer be enslaved because of my melanin. I appreciate that I can no longer be segregated as a result of …

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Nikolina’s Story

In Acceptance, All, Mental Health, Stories by AwareOctober 25, 2016Leave a Comment

Panic is unlike any other feeling. When people ask I describe its more terror than panic. Like someone holding a gun to your head. Your life is no longer in …

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“This, too, shall pass”

In Acceptance, All, Mental Health, Stories by AwareOctober 17, 2016Leave a Comment

“This, too, shall pass” is something that has stuck with me from the time I was diagnosed with depression until this very day, and will stick with me until my …

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The Darkness

In All, Mental Health, Stories by AwareOctober 1, 2016Leave a Comment

Last night, I fought for hours against my mind as it tried to take over my body. I fought as it tried to make me reach for the knife in …

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8 Things A Boat Person Wants You To Know – Jamila’s Story

In All, Stories, Tell Us A Story by AwareAugust 1, 20162 Comments

I know you’ve heard a lot of things about me, but please allow me to speak for myself for a change. 1. If the Taliban hate your guts, then you’re …

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Sharing is actually Caring

In Acceptance, All, Mental Health, Stories by AwareJuly 19, 2016Leave a Comment

Before I ask you, yes you, the reader. Why you fear speaking up about your problems…I really have to ask myself the same question.  And I have, over and over.  …

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Talking It Out

In Acceptance, All, Mental Health, Stories by AwareJuly 19, 2016Leave a Comment

Mental illness impacts many people today in Australia however not everyone seeks help, and not everyone feels comfortable. Nearly two years ago my mum attempted suicide. It wasn’t the first, …

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Why Does Everything Feel Bland?

In All, Mental Health, Self Esteem, Stories by AwareJuly 10, 2016Leave a Comment

I don’t know when it started but it just seems like it’s never ending. I just remember feeling like nothing was special to me and asking myself why it was …

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Unpredictable

In All, Mental Health, Stories, Tell Us A Story by AwareJune 28, 2016

It was supposed to be a holiday. The year was done, we had just come back from a New Years festival and it was the morning after a really fun …

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Unaware – Caleb’s Story

In All, Stories, Tell Us A Story by AwareMay 25, 2016

You don’t realise how much you don’t know until someone tells you. One of my best friends and I weren’t hanging out as much – the reason being that his …

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black

In All, Racism, Self Esteem, Stories by AwareJanuary 25, 2016

I recall being 6 and falling asleep hoping that when I woke up I would be white. I would imagine that my black skin is a extended joke and I …

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Anonymous

In All, Bullying, Mental Health, Self Esteem, Stories by AwareDecember 8, 2015

My weight has gotten in the way of a lot of my high school life because of negative comments and bullying I’ve constantly received from classmates. I never wanted to …

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Some people don’t get it

In All, Racism, Stories by AwareOctober 29, 2015

Some people don’t get it. Or even notice it I guess. ‘He had the best resume out of all of them who applied, but I didn’t think he was from …

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Anonymous

In Acceptance, All, Mental Health, Stories by AwareOctober 4, 2015

What truly allows a woman to be accepted in today’s society? The answer is her ability to have a family. In some cultures a woman who cannot have children is …

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You have to break something to get something done

In All, Poverty, Racism, Stories by AwareSeptember 17, 2015

I am Hazara, and me and my other Pashtun friend just woke up and heard noises. We could hear some voices, abusing, yelling ‘motherfucker’ and these things. So we see …

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