10 Ways to ‘Reach Out’ When You’re Struggling With Your Mental Health
Not photography-related, but still so very important
I’m a mental health writer and advocate, and a suicide attempt survivor. I’ve told people on this blog many times, “Keep reaching out.” I’ve written multiple articles preaching the importance of vulnerability, defying stigma, and owning your struggles.
This is my whole thing, okay? This is what I do.
So when one of my closest friends died by suicide a few weeks ago, I wasn’t just shocked — I was completely gutted.
I thought there was never a question of whether or not my loved ones could reach out to me. But the very person who I’d talked to so often about mental health… didn’t call me.
Not even to say goodbye.
The last night I spent with them.
In the weeks following their suicide, my grief took me to dark places. I soon began having my own suicidal thoughts. And even then, when it was my turn to…
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Summer by Mälaren
Meet: Sixten, The Energetic Kromfohrländer
❀ I’m Learning Embroidery ❀
This eventually became a pretty decent sunflower
A Schnauzer Soaking In The Sunlight
The bond between a 12-year old and a schnauzer
More of the capital
Stockholm and the photography class
Photos that aren’t from a photography-course I was at
I took a three-day photography class at the museum of photography in Stockholm, and now I feel filled to the brim with knowledge! I have a lot of photos taken with my camera, but first I wanted to share the photos I took on my cellphone while I wasn’t ‘in class’:
Johanna's World in Images 