
Camila Sosa

Camila is a mental health activist and an 18 year old senior at Balboa Academy. She likes to help others in any way possible. Camila was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder 2 years ago. Although she had been familiar with mental illnesses as she grew up, life hit her hard. As she was learning how to cope with her mental illness, she discovered that writing was a way to express how you feel and try to give other people a piece of your mind. She became part of the best writer's community at a website called The Mighty and has a blog where she shares her experiences. She is determined that she can make a change about Panamanian society's stigma when it comes to mental illnesses. She would like to share her story in order to inspire people to be themselves no matter what society tells you.