TRANSPARENT AnonymousShe witnessed the murder of her eight-month old son at the hands of her ex-partner. Following this, she self-medicated and experienced ongoing depression. She now has three children and is trying, with the help of her family, to rebuild her life. “I was not treated like a person; to me it was like an animal. I couldn’t handle it, being bashed all the time, getting cheated on by someone I loved so much. I just got tired of all that and I turned to drugs. Now as a person I know I can overcome what life throws at me.”

Photograph: Belinda Mason