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Trigger Warning: Depression, Mental
Illness, Suicide, Self-Harm
Note: I will be
discussing very heavy themes such as suicide, self-harm, and mental illness.
Please always remember to take care of yourself and know that your mental
well-being is more important than any article or written piece
I
grew up in a small town filled with pretty girls and awkward boys, in a town of
cookie cutter homes and old money, in a town filled with painful secrets hidden
behind lip glossed smiles. The kind of town you can drive through and think
about the beauty but not the unspoken truths lurking underneath. I grew up in
the picturesque county of Marin, just north of San Francisco, where the homes
have ocean views and everything looks perfect. Everything is just so.
In
a town of basic white girl living, where Lulu Lemon stores sit next to hipster
coffee shops and expensive electronics stores, Marin county does an eerily
encompassing job of hiding our insecurities. That is, until said insecurities
and silent struggles cause our fellow community members to overdose, or cut
their wrists, or jump off a bridge. At that point, we admit they were having a
tough time. That this was a lifelong struggle, and they had expressed this pain
before. Their family didn’t know what to do. This was just so sudden. No one
ever saw this coming.
