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Re: The difficulty of picturing mental illness

I like your photo it resonates with me.

Re: The difficulty of picturing mental illness

I came across this article:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-04/visual-representations-of-mental-illness/7295976

It is how I found out about this forum and organisation.

 

I saw a picture on that page and was completely shocked. It was like I was staring at a picture of myself! I don't mean that I look like a model, just that the picture is so clearly how I see myself.

 

Here it is:

 

Gilr with masks

Re: The difficulty of picturing mental illness

One of the great things about doing our Shakespeare readings is that sometimes we need to wear masks ... its bit of a thesbian thing ... took me a bit to get over wearing one ... but now I got a mask and peacock feathers ...masks arent all false ... sometimes they are protective or just plain fun.

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