Mental Illness is Not Romantic
The constant battle between mental health and the stigma surrounding it is a struggle that many deal with every day. The media has force-fed us glamorized shots of pill bottles…
Don’t Hide Behind Emojis
For the second year we held a youth video contest. All the entries we received were fantastic and we would like to thank them for entering and making our decision…
Music 4 Life rocks out for mental health and suicide prevention
In January 2013 Steven Leong and Michael Campese lost their close friend and Steven’s cousin, Matt, to suicide. In the weeks and months that followed, the two friends supported each…
What if we treated physical ailments the same way we treat mental illness?
By: Jackie Vaillancourt, University of Calgary Distress Centre on Campus Blogger Recently, I was scrolling through my news feed on Facebook, and came across a really interesting graphic, depicting what…
This is what depression feels like
This is a story about depression. This is a story of a girl. While you cannot see or feel the things that she experiences, you can get a glimpse of…
I feel constantly sad and have felt this way since I was little.
I want to be happy but my parents are very unaccepting and I'm scared to tell them how I feel. I feel depressed and have thoughts of suicide and self…
I’m having thoughts of suicide and don’t know what to do.
Having thoughts of suicide can be overwhelming and extremely stressful. Sometimes it can feel like you’re stuck in a black hole and you’re not sure if you will ever get…
SUICIDE: I feel that I cannot go on and have thoughts of ending my life.
If you’re having thoughts of suicide, we want you to know that you are not alone. It’s common to have thoughts of ending your life when you’re feeling sad, depressed,…
Why posting about suicide on social media isn’t just “for attention”
Author: Johnny “Hating life” “Tired of all this s***” “What’s the point?” “May as well just kill myself” “No one loves me anyway.” “So ugly, I just want to die.”…
My thoughts on the book, Thirteen Reasons Why
During the last week of my vacation in Mexico, I was sitting on a beach with only one book left to read. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to read…
