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Adoptee. Childhood Trauma Survivor. Memoir-in-Progress

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Adoptee. Childhood Trauma Survivor. Memoir-in-Progress

Never Feel Ashamed You Need Help

Hi Everyone,

There is sadly still shame and stigma surrounding mental health.

I was diagnosed with a mood disorder when I was thirty, yet I kept my struggles secret and went to crazy lengths so that others wouldn’t know I saw a therapist.

Growing up, I saw my adoptive mother attempt suicide twice. I wish she received the help she desperately needed.

My essay on why I kept my mental health challenges under wraps for over 30 years published on Insider.com yesterday.

https://www.insider.com/cyclothymia-mental-health-struggles-shame-stigma-secret-asian-american-2022-7

Mental health IS health!

Wishing you and yours a safe rest of summer.

Yvonne

Yvonne Liu

Yvonne Liu

My birth mother left me on a stairwell in Hong Kong. Someone took me to the Pearl S. Buck orphanage where I lived for 15 months before a Chinese-American couple adopted me. So much of my life was mired in shame and secrets foisted on me by my traditional Chinese parents. It's time to share my truth and throw off the shackles of shame through essays, personal reported pieces and the memoir I'm writing. IG and Twitter @yvonneliuwriter. Facebook - Yvonne Liu and FB Page - Yvonne Liu - Writer & Memoirist

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