02/03/2025
I’m going to tell you my own experience with bo***ir. The real, the raw, the ugly.⬇️
I’ve battled with my mental health my entire life. I’ve endured so much trauma not only in my childhood but my adulthood too.
The mixture of these two things had left me pretty much the shell of a human for the past 5+ years. Probably longer than I care to admit.
Feeling extremely disconnected from myself, disconnected from those around me, and isolating myself in fear.
I avoided the camera at all costs, and now have years of memories that were never captured because I couldn’t stand to even look at myself. I didn’t recognize who I was, not only on the outside but the inside too.
Everytime I step in front of the camera all those doubts creep back in. I know I’m facing fear straight in the face in the most vulnerable way.
But guess what? Every time I get in front of the camera I feel like I find a little piece of myself again. Little glimmers of the person I know I can be, that trauma and depression has kept me from being.
The best thing I ever did was start facing these fears. Slowly healing the parts of me that were so broken, but nobody knew about because I always have a smile on my face.
If you struggle with trauma, mental health issues, or just feel like a shell of a human too- know my heart is with you. It’s HARD getting up every day and facing who trauma has made you become, but know every step to healing (big or small) is worth it. Take a deep breath and know we CAN do this. 🖤
HMUA
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