Quotes by S. E. Smith

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crazy defense-mechanism emotional-pain faking-normal faking-well fitting-in hiding-feelings keeping-it-together mental-illness mental-illness-stigma pretending-to-be-ok psychological-defense putting-on-a-brave-face stigma addiction anti-stigma chronic-pain chronic-pain-stigma opiates opioid-use opioids pain-killer-pills pain-management painkiller stigmatization stigmatized

“Like a lot of people with mental illness, I spend a lot of time fronting. Its really important to me to not appear crazy, to fit in, to seem normal, to do the things normal people do, to blend in. ...”
— S. E. Smith
crazy defense-mechanism emotional-pain faking-normal

“Theres a saying that goes something like: We are all one drink or pill away from addiction, and I know this is meant to destigmatize what addicts go through, but I feel like Ive been seeing variati...”
— S. E. Smith
addiction anti-stigma chronic-pain chronic-pain-stigma

“Like a lot of people with mental illness, I spend a lot of time fronting. It’s really important to me to not appear crazy, to fit in, to seem normal, to do the things “normal people” do, to blend i...”
— S. E. Smith
crazy defense-mechanism emotional-pain faking-normal

“There’s a saying that goes something like: ‘We are all one drink or pill away from addiction,’ and I know this is meant to destigmatize what addicts go through, but I feel like I’ve been seeing var...”
— S. E. Smith
addiction anti-stigma chronic-pain chronic-pain-stigma