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I know it was her way of silencing me, but I ended up understanding the true meaning of mental health, anxiety, self-love and trauma."
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“I want people to know that OCD can be anything, it is a kaleidoscope of fear. It is not ‘a quirk’, it is not ‘beautifully organised things that are satisfying’, it is the fear and unwanted guilt that consumes every single part of a person.”
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“They don't understand that HIV is not a death sentence”
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“Grief has made itself a permanent home in my heart, my stomach is in knots and the feeling of helplessness and guilt permeates my existence.”
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“There is stigma surrounding vitiligo in Kenya. Some people say that it's a curse,”
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“In my early 20s, I started to experience symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder and I was lost in terms of where to seek help."
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"My experience of mental illness has been a gift."
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"It is a high time that refugee women learn to put themselves first, especially in relationships. You are supposed to love yourself first before loving the other person. "
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"People who have mental health issues feel socially isolated. They are judged as being immoral, unfocused, hopeless and without goals when in reality they are suffering from mental illness."
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“Akili Bomba is a community based organization that deals with mental health awareness and advocacy through sensitization.”
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“My hope for the future is that Kibera will become a community that is sober, self-reliant and healthier.”
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"I'm a youth I focus on my future. All I require is victory that is my pleasure."
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"Most artists from Kibera die while trying. Making it out of the slums is not easy. They have no one to counsel them."
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"Since my recovery, I have been able to talk to others who are going through the pain of loneliness and loss as well."
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"I drank alcohol following the example of my father who would come home drunk every night."
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My hope for the future is that people living with mental illnesses will be free from the stigma and we will have a community that embraces such people.
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"It's so mentally taxing to be walking on eggshells and feeling anxious when meeting new people."
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"I am a mental health activist in kibera slum."
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“Being stuck is driving me to desperation."
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"My goal in life is to be happy."
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