1. Be honest about your experiences. The purpose of sharing your story is to allow you to be open and express yourself. Being honest with yourself helps provide healing, accountability, and a foundation for future development 2. Explain the type of mental health challenge you experienced, how it affected you, where you are now in the healing/coping process and potential advice for people going through the same challenge as you 3. Think about what you want to get across to other people reading these stories. What could help others heal from their burdens or what could inspire others to share their stories? 4. Do not share explicit or inappropriate details that could be harmful or insensitive towards others. Also, make an effort to not blame other people in your story 5. If your story does mention family, friends or other people, ensure they would be comfortable with being mentioned. In the FAQs section of the share page you can find more details and ideas on what to include in your story and how to share it. We hope this allows you to be open about your experiences and inspire others to be open about theirs as well.

Please note that all stories must be approved by a moderator before they will be posted. You will be able to edit your story at any time in the account center.