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Daisies

My story of living with high-functioning depression, and how daisies showed me the way through.

Daisies

“I was supposed to be having the time of my life.”

Sylvia Plath, from Bell Jar

***Trigger warning: mental illness

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Author Minh-Anh Mia DoPosted on August 9, 2019November 28, 2020Categories Featured, PersonalTags depression, mental health, story3 Comments on Daisies

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