[Don't] Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start the Conversation about Mental Health

by Kelly Jensen

I have always gotten stuck. A thought kicks off inside my head, and goes around and around until it has its own mass and gravity, a force strong enough that I can’t seem to pull free. I started to think of this dangerous mental landscape as quicksand, but in truth, it’s the opposite—because you have to pull yourself free. The less you fight against it—or the less you know how to fight against it—the deeper you sink.