I Don’t Want Your Self-Help Hacks

People with mental illness can’t will their way back to happiness

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Their profile photos are gleaming. They’re on an island, or sprawled on a fast car, or clutching a piece of fruit. Every day, their articles crop up on my feed, each one promising betterment. With their clickbait titles and words that barely nick the surface, they want me to believe that they can…