The Reason I Snuck Out Of Work For My Sanity

The stigma of mental illness is still a problem

Scarlett Jess Perrodin
Published in
9 min readJan 21, 2021

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Photo by Marina Vitale on Unsplash

It’s in our human nature to want to appear like we “have it all together.” If I don’t want you to see my flaws, I surely don’t want you to think my mind is unraveling at the seams.

So I have put on quite the show.

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Scarlett Jess Perrodin
Invisible Illness

Mental health advocate, abuse escape artist, maternal aura, and comic. Personal stories. Some hints of humor. A diamond in the rough is still a diamond.