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I just wanna say how important @standup4justice character in “All the Bright Places” has been for me.
I’ve lived with depression/anxiety since I was 11. I haven’t seen characters with mental illness depicted in a way where I saw myself or could identify with.
I’ve lived with depression/anxiety since I was 11. I haven’t seen characters with mental illness depicted in a way where I saw myself or could identify with.
Theodore Finch, in many ways is me (which is weird to say out loud). There have been moments from my adolescence to now where I didn’t think I would make it.
My family and I didn’t have access to the resources or the language necessary to get me the help I needed.
My family and I didn’t have access to the resources or the language necessary to get me the help I needed.
It wasn’t until I was 16/17 where I began to understand what it was I was feeling. I lost control for a while, I didn’t know how to ask for help other than through destructive behavior.
I have spent much of my life fighting for my mental health. It hasn’t been easy.
I have spent much of my life fighting for my mental health. It hasn’t been easy.
I watch this film and I can’t help but come to tears because I think about the kind of difference a film like AtBP and a character like Theodore Finch would have made during some of the hardest times I’ve faced.
A character like Finch reminds me that none of us are exempt from needing help. Asking for help is a lot harder than it looks.
I turn 24 this month and if I’m being honest, I never thought I’d make it this far.
But I have &each day is a reminder that I still have fight left.
I turn 24 this month and if I’m being honest, I never thought I’d make it this far.
But I have &each day is a reminder that I still have fight left.
I don’t necessarily know where I wanted to go with this or why I even started this thread but @standup4justice thank you for portraying this character. Thank you making me and so many others out there feel seen.
It’s been a film that I can’t shake off and I thank you for that.
It’s been a film that I can’t shake off and I thank you for that.
