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Alone With Your Thoughts
When you have PTSD and depression there is nothing more scary then being awake and alone with your thoughts in the still and...
I Did My Job: The truth about PTSD
*TRIGGER WARNING* Given the circumstances that were absolutely beyond my control, I did my absolute best in a situation that was a no-win situation,...
The breaking was not beautiful
A brief intro about myself before we get into the nitty gritty of my story. My name is Jessica. I am 37, married...
10 Keys To My Success (Progress) … So Far
I, like so many first responders, have been burdened, or gifted, depending on your perspective, with PTSD and depression from a career of...
For Real This Time
I can only take so much Before I begin to explode Trigger points, panic attacks, And PTSD episodes. After facing trauma, That involves a serious threat, A person needs to heal, Until a certain threshold is...
What I call an ‘almost’: My first visit with my psychotherapist
So my first visit with my psychotherapist, how did it go? It was amazing! I was early, very...
Hostage To My Captor
Stockholm Syndrome -- that condition that causes hostages to develop a psychological alliance with their captors during captivity. I believe I have developed the mental health equivalent with my captor,...
When the glass house shatters
Back in June I experienced something that I’ve never quite ever experienced before. It resulted in me having to take some unexpected time off...
Hollow Words That I Live By
Living with PTSD and major depressive disorder, I was shocked to learn, and unfortunately experience on a daily basis, just how numb my...
My Love/Hate Relationship With Stigma
Stigma. The sound of that very word strikes anger in many of us burdened with mental health challenges. It also, unfortunately, strikes fear in...
I am proof
Hello my name is Heidi , and I am a mental health advocate. I have dealt with mental health issues most of my life, starting as a teenager. Starting in...
My PTSD: earned with distinction
The wider world around us is rich with the potential for danger and destruction and like an animal in the wild, I am...
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