6 1/2 years of selfies show her life with mental illness.

Meet Rebecca Brown. I don’t personally know her, but I YouTube know her. From what I can tell, she is a very charming and creative artist and filmmaker who uses her skills to create online diaries about her mental health issues (among other things) — namely depression, anxiety, trichotillomania, and dermatillomania.In her words: Q: Trichotillo-what?!A:…

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Jul 8, 2014

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