“I want to get away from the stigma they all clearly feel just because they have a n illness of the mind as opposed to, say, an illness of the lungs or blood. I want to get away from all the labels, “I’m OCD,” “I’m depressed,” “I’m a cutter,” they say, like these are the things that define them.”

“I want to get away from the stigma they all clearly feel just because they have a n illness of the mind as opposed to, say, an illness of the lungs or blood. I want to get away from all the labels, “I’m OCD,” “I’m depressed,” “I’m a cutter,” they say, like these are the things that define them.”

— Jennifer Niven