1 - Mental Illness with Saeeda Ullah

Saeeda Ullah is a first-generation low-income, Bengali-American undergraduate student at Dartmouth College. She is planning on majoring in English with a Concentration in Creative Writing (fiction). In this episode, we discuss her journey towards being open about her mental illness, the inspiration she has had on others, and the taboos surrounding mental illness in the community. Disclaimer: We are by no means experts or professionals. We are just sharing our stories. 1:00 Our own experiences with mental illness 3:20 Talking to parents about mental illness 6:45 Formal diagnoses (or lack of) 9:30 Self diagnoses 10:30 High-functioning mental illness 15:27 Riff on New York 17:10 Processing emotions through creative outlets 19:55 Changes that caused a more openness in discussing mental illness 23:00 How our partners affect us 28:30 Does vulnerability change depending on who we talk to? 29:10 The effect of being too open about some things 34:45 Dealing with toxic people in your life Follow Saeeda: https://twitter.com/SaeedaUllah Questions: mxasianamerican@gmail.com Support this podcast: patreon.com/mxasianamerican