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Out of Stigma’s Shadow: Jordan’s Story
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“The world doesn’t feel real to you.”
“It’s just a very self-destructive roller coaster ride.”
“Mental illness is indiscriminate.”
Jordan starting hearing voices in his head but did his best to ignore them. When he went to college, he spiraled into a pattern of depression, mania, and substance abuse that culminated in a seizure. After an inpatient hospitalization, Jordan was diagnosed with bipolar 1 with psychosis. A suicide attempt followed, along with multiple subsequent hospitalizations. Today, Jordan is on a meticulous regimen of medications, and he’s pursuing a degree in psychology.
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