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Riley Deveau
My name is Riley Deveau, and I have dysthymia depression, panic disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder.
Notice I say "I have" and not "I am". That's because I have these illnesses, but they are not who I am. I grew up assuming that my illnesses defined me, because it's all I knew, but I'm so much more than that. I'm a YouTuber. I'm a foodie. I'm a judoka. I'm a good son, a good brother, and a good boyfriend. I love to lift weights. I love old school rock music and 90's pop punk.
I'm Riley Deveau. I'm a human being, not my mental illness
I want to start a movement. A movement that helps people understand that even though they suffer with a mental illness, that's not who they are. People need to be able to talk openly about their illness without being labeled as "the person with depression" or "the person with PTSD" or whatever you may suffer from. You are so much more than your illness. You are a person, and it's time people started knowing you, the individual, before labelling you with a sickness that isn't your fault. Ive gone through it all, including medication addiction and suicide attempts, and now im obsessed with alternative medicine, including diet, exercise, hyperthermic therapy and cannabis. Welcome to Trinity.
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This post has received gratitude of 1.00 % from @jout thanks to: @rileydeveau.
Hey Riley, good to see you're on here man! You will definitely see a lot from posting on this site especially with funding your mental health initiatives! Keep posting, check out my videos on how to post to d.tube and stay consistent. I'm stoked to see you post here!
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I'am with you with your movement. Keep it up!
hi dude i hope you get the right treatment and my heart goes out to you
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