you are not alone

A South Asian’s Story: NEDA Week

Posted on Mar 3, 2023Mar 27, 2023 by Mauli Chopra

I have felt guilty all my life. Guilty about leaving, guilty about conforming to outdated standards for girls, for eating too much, for eating too little…

This Paper Plane by Aditi Chanda

Posted on Dec 21, 2015Jan 17, 2016 by Aditi Chanda

This paper plane that’s on my wrist Flies round and round my clenched fist As steel is pressed upon my skin To spill the things that are within This paper plane that’s on my wrist Can’t stop the ploy of Fate’s cruel twist Can’t stop the feelings of despair Can’t fill my heaving lungs with […]

Dear Self: You’re Worth It

Posted on Dec 20, 2015Jan 17, 2016 by Germ Magazine guest author

Dear Self, I haven’t been writing for myself–excuse me, for you–ever since I met the people around my life: family, friends, loved ones, and that special someone. The idea of giving time to myself seemed useless; people needed me even more than I need myself. But time came, and I suddenly see myself slowly falling […]

The Truth About Stigma

Posted on Oct 10, 2015Nov 1, 2015 by Jennifer Niven

Yesterday — in one day alone — I received 121 messages from readers who wrote to let me know that All the Bright Places in some way saved their lives or made them feel less alone. Because of the book, they have sought help for their issues, learned to look at others and the world […]

You Are Not Alone by Charlotte Eriksson

Posted on Sep 24, 2014Nov 3, 2014 by Germ Magazine guest author

I don’t really want to be doing this, and if I could stop writing this very second I would. It started like this: I was the kid with a grey hoodie slamming the door at midnight. My mandatory seat in class was near the entrance because I was always late, and it took 4 months […]