“I would do anything to get my heroin fixx. One time I had a bit of heroin left in a pipe. I couldn’t get it out of the pipe so I tried to cut the pipe open with a knife. I kept trying and trying and accidentally I cut through my tendon. My entire hand was bleeding but I didn’t care. I just wanted the drugs. When I went to the hospital the next day, they weren’t able to recover it anymore. The drugs were controlling my life. Just like in 2007 I was offered money and heroin by two men. I had a bad feeling about it but I was so addicted that I got into the car with them anyways. They drove me a bit outside of the city and took me to an apartment in where there were two other man. To be honest I still don’t know what exactly happened but they raped me. They beat me up and they threatened me with a knife telling me they would kill me. The kicked me off the stairs and later I was found by a bus driver and he brought me to the hospital. I was so scared I could no longer work on the streets. If I wanted to keep living, I knew something had to change..” (3/5)

“You know how some people feel about their children being the smartest, brightest, most beautiful creatures?”
“Yes..”
“Well, that’s how I feel about my dog.”

“My dear let me tell you a secret. Take it from someone who is 90 years old. There is nothing scary about getting older. It’s only scary when you try to fight it.”

“Would you mind if I delivered a message to your followers?”
“Not at all..”
“I just want them to know that a mental disorder can happen to anyone and it’s nothing to be ashamed of. I have learned that’s okay to feel sad and anxious but please make sure to ask for help because if you don’t.. it might be too late.” (3/3)

“In Syria I was part of the national gymnastic team. I competed in many international tournaments. When the war broke out I had to join the army. Because I was an athlete I could postpone my service several times. I kept having faith that the war would end within a year. Despite of the unbearable situation I kept on training. Our team kept getting smaller because most guys had to go to the army. About a year ago it was just me and another athlete left, I realized it was time.. I postponed my service once more and I left..”