This Isn’t About a TikTok Challenge

It’s about sweeping mental health issues under the rug

Ellie Jacobson
4 min readDec 17, 2021

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An ombre sunrise. Photo by Ellie Jacobson

At 5:30 am this morning, I shot out of bed in confusion. What was that sound? My husband’s phone was vibrating against the nightstand as mine pinged to notify me of a voicemail. Only bad news is on the other side of a voicemail left this early in the morning.

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Ellie Jacobson

Editor at Flash Fiction Magazine & Intrepidus Ink | Flint & Steel editor | MFA candidate working on first novel | mom to 2 kitties, 2 teenage sons & many cats