Save me im fine update#

Celebrities like Ashton Kutcher and Zooey Deschanel even mentioned it on their own Facebook pages. Media outlets from the United States and the United Kingdom to Germany and Australia had told her story. Miles’ Facebook post was only intended for family and friends, but within days it had reached millions, starting a national conversation about depression.Įight days later, nearly 300,000 people had shared her post on Facebook, reaching millions. Posted by Bekah Miles on Sunday, August 23, 2015 I want you to hear me out.)Today, I am coming out. (Dear mom and dad, please don’t kill me over this permanent choice. But when she looks at the tattoo from her vantage point, viewing it upside-down, it reads, “Save me.” Fashioned as an ambigram (displaying different messages from different perspectives), the script inked just above her knee reads “I’m fine” to those looking at Miles.

Miles posted two photos with her confession showing the tattoo, still swollen around the edges. Just an irrevocable step for an intelligent, introverted psychology major at George Fox University who wanted to help others, but discovered she has her own monster to battle – a battle that would gain international attention within days of her online post.

Save me im fine update#

Just a status update to friends and family. Then she walked away from Facebook, torn between chewing her fingernails down to stubs or shrugging her shoulders and insisting it was no big deal. Then she did what millions do every minute – she clicked the “post” button. But since that wasn’t going to change anytime soon, maybe it was time to change her approach.

She was so tired of hiding, tired of pretending, tired of her illness.