Hello everyone!
I apologize if things have seemed quiet as of late, I’ve been recovering from a surgery I had done on my dominate hand and have recently started my final year at my university. But I have some great news.
We have hit over 10,000 views on Dear Hope.
Ten THOUSAND views in a little over half a year. If you had told me this was going to happen back in February I would have never believed you.
Would we still try to fight it alone?
These were the first shots done in May for my “Consumed” photo project that I’ll be picking up again in September. I’ll be branching out to show different illnesses with different body art in the form of 20 new photos.
What if mental illness was shown on the outside instead of the inside? Would we still try to fight it alone?
Copyright Paul M. Falcone
“In a real dark night of the soul, it is always three o’clock in the morning, day after day.”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald
Photo Submission by Dave Carlin. Apart from practicing photography he is also a musician. Follow his tumblr to keep up with his work and find his music here.
Want to submit to this site and share your story, art, or article related to mental health or mental illness? Email wemustbebroken@gmail.com
Growing up my father used to ask me almost daily what my life story was. To make conversation sometimes on the phone or at the dinner table, in bouts of silence, he would shout “So son, tell me your life story!” which in turn would prompt me to say: “My life story? It’s nothing special.”
And now 21 years later I realize I never once honestly answered his question. Granted he knew most of my life, I never told him the story from my point of view.
I never answered the question for him, or myself, the one thing that truly matters;
Who am I?
To answer this I think I have to start as early as I can remember.
Hello Everyone!
Sorry the site has gone dark the last few weeks.
I was recently on vacation in Europe visiting Dublin and Paris with my mother and a friend! I may write a separate post about it, as other cultures are always very eye opening and teach you so much.
But now it’s time to get back to work in the community. I have a few people I’m in contact with about pieces for the blog that I’m very excited about. If you been thinking about maybe contributing, send an email to wemustbebroken@gmail.com and we’ll chat! No harm done if we can’t work something out!
I plan on getting a few articles out myself. I recently saw the new pixar movie Inside Out and want to comment on it’s take on sadness/depression and the importance of them in relation to the emotional spectrum. I’m also in the beginning stages of working on a piece about depression and relationships. Be on the lookout for those. Maybe a creative piece too. It’s been a while since I wrote anything, so send some creative juices my way.
In other news the blog has passed 7500 views and has over 650 followers.
This is incredible. Thanks to everyone who has joined our community and shares these posts. All the insight that has been added and all the people I have met has been heart-warming. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Lets get things going again!
Paul
We do not wear our illnesses like badges, they seep into the back of our minds and can hide in the background. Sometimes however, we do have things visible to the naked eye. Sometimes we have scars, scratch marks, or other forms of self-harm that streak our bodies. Regardless of our struggles, it is important that we see the vibrant, beautiful people that we are and do not let our disorders keep us from blossoming.
“We are all continuous and beautiful works in progress.”
Here’s A beautiful piece or art created and submitted by Rebecca. Check out the accompanying Coping: This is Who We Are piece she wrote here.
What If depression was shown on the outside?
Would we still try to fight it alone?
Copyright Paul M. Falcone
I’ve come this far with a different map in each of my hands.
They’re drawn completely from memory.
One takes me home, one takes me nowhere in particular.
I always seem to pick the path with all the shortcuts open
And the lines and the circles more steadily drawn.
Let me start by saying that I am incredibly thankful for everyone who has followed or checked out the blog so far. It’s been a little while since I last checked in with a non-creative post, so here we go.
Decided to start a photography project that deals with mental illness called “Consumed”. Many know and relate to the idea of being consumed by it. Unedited preview of a larger work to come! Find future editions here.
© Paul M. Falcone
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