BUT SERIOUSLY

In a world that often demands perfection and conformity, many individuals, particularly women, find themselves adopting a practice known as

"My aim is to spread mental health awareness and promote female empowerment." - Cat "High school was really difficult for me. I didn't...

"In this photo I look composed, happy, relaxed. In reality, I had a panic attack about 20 minutes prior to it being taken..." - Charlie...

"I took hundreds of photos with only this one making the cut - every single other deleted forever because I hated how 'fat' my body...

"Body positivity and self confidence have not been my strongest forte and to this day I am traumatised about my appearance." - Natasha...

"The paramedics arrived and I then became a part of a human jigsaw puzzle as they dismantled the escalator around me and cut off my hair...

"Post partum psychosis isn’t anyone’s fault and science still doesn’t quite know why it happens.. but I’m not alone anymore, when I feel...

"My name is Fionnuala, and for a while now I have had to fight my way through a dual diagnosis of anorexia and Crohns Disease..." -...

"I screamed and passed out on the floor. After I brought myself to stand up, I grabbed my coat and headed for the road by campus, hoping...

"This was my first holiday with my now ex partner. I may look happy but I was planning to ask him to leave when we arrived home." - Dee...

"I am a Survivor of BPD, PTSD and body image issues and self harm..." "I tried so hard to overcome everything with professional help,...

"I was molested when I was younger, too young and ever since that night I knew I was different..." - Nicole "I didn’t get along with...

For years and years I kept having these struggles and I’ll relapse every now and then...to this day, age 19 nearly 20, I still skip meals an

I am the girl who was told what to wear and the girl who wasn't allowed to wear makeup, the girl whos phone was taken and checked, the girl

"...And ask yourself, are you living or existing? The rest is up to you Queen."

"Truth is, I dressed up solely for this picture when in reality, I was spending the new year alone in my room, studying...." - Afi

"I have depression and I exercise (sort of obsessively) as a way of dealing with how I feel...."

"The photo I've added is a happy picture from an awful, and I mean dreadful, time. You see back at home I was surrounded by the fact I...

We had the holiday booked with my boyfriend’s family and everyone told me it would do me good to go, but all I wanted to do was curl up in b

I'm still not perfect, I still have days when I struggle but that's Okay. I know I dont have to hide behind a fake smile.