I’ve been hiding behind the lens for most of my life, it allows me to feel as if I’m operating through reality without really being noticed. It also makes it seem as if everything is okay, but in actuality, it’s not, and I want to try and help normalize that not being okay is okay. I have depression, and ADHD and am neurodivergent, and am a loner on the verge of burnout and…the list could go on and on. There’s a very real part of me that says if I stay strong and appear like everything is okay, then maybe I can even trick myself into believing that reality. But eventually all masks fall off and you’re left staring at yourself in the mirror, you will have to face the music of who you really are, so you can gain clarity on who you’re meant to be. To anyone that is suffering right now, where you think everything is f*cked, things do get better, everything undulates up and down over time. Allow yourself to cry, to scream, to do nothing at all for an entire day. When I try to be my s...