When I Finally Get Out of Bed, I Fall Out of It: Living With Mental Illnesses

Steph Wilderspin

“Stop moaning. Everyone is in the same boat and is stressed about it, it’s not just you.”
I’d like to say this is a direct quote. But it’s not. It’s more of a morphing of several sentences that have come from friends, teachers, relatives, and just things in the media. My A level German teacher even threatened to kick me off of the course because my attendance was low. Yet the boy that had a physical illness did not get the same threat.

  Because it’s such a huge issue that can be reacted to in many, different ways, I’ve been debating how to write this. Do I make it serious and really focus in on my own personal bad experience with mental illnesses, or do I use my horrific sense of humour to focus on the personality behind mental illnesses? I’ve gone with a mix of both. Partly because…

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