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My most successful failures
As a heterosexual, white male (6’8”, 285lbs - give or take 15 lbs. either way), I’ve lived a privileged life. I’ve thrived professionally for...
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...
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