TW: drugs//jail// mental health crisis// fights
so a while ago we had this guy come to school to talk about his life experiences.
basically, he had a really traumatic experience as a young child and this led him down a path of drugs and fighting later on.
he then talked about his experiences with jail and how he was sent to isolation for 28 days and on one of the days he absolutely lost it, had a full breakdown in the cell.
he also talked about his mental health issues, which resonated with me a decent amount.
when the presentation was finished, him and his partner went to the other side of the classroom so that if anyone wanted to ask question or talk to them, they could. i remember going up to this guy and being like "as another person with pretty crappy mental health problems thankyou" and we had a long talk about it all and it was oddly satisfying to vent to a complete stranger that i hadn't even heard of previously, after this, he told me to get tell everything to his partner so i did, was also super refreshing.
i even casually slipped in the fact that my parents and their politics got in the way of accepting that I'm queer, i was expecting negative response from them but they just sat there and listened.
Is this how it feels to finally let down your guard? I've never done that before or felt safe venting to adults like that 😭
i just wanted to say to those people. thank you so much
