Scar Tissue, Scales, and the Monster in my Head

Mental illness made me a target

Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash

“Dolphin donuts dolphin donuts dolphin donuts!” rang the taunts of a pack of mean girls who apparently had nothing better to do than to harass me. The “insult,” based on my tendency to wear dolphin-themed clothing and jewelry, didn’t bother me as much as the mere fact that I’d been targeted. Why me? I wondered every day.