VOX ATL Teen: Your Mental Illness Isn’t The Most Important Thing About You

“If nothing else, I was happy to be the person who gave other people hope. To come from such a hopeless place, that felt right. The problem is, recovery is not straightforward. It is not simple,” writes Haley Henderson, 16, of VOX ATL.

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By Haley Henderson 

I almost didn’t write this story. And I think ultimately that’s the problem.

This story and my story have become indistinguishable, and I am tired of carrying it.