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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...

May 27, 2020

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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...

Apr 1, 2020

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Hitting Rock Bottom – How I Recovered From Addiction

“You’re just a drug addict. There is no hope. There is nothing left to live for....

Feb 12, 2020

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How my misconceptions about suicide changed

I’ve dealt with Major Depressive Disorder since my late teens. I am now going on 27 and...

Feb 5, 2020

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Solitude

I was an unwanted child, the product of an unplanned pregnancy. So my birth parents split immediately and I was awarded to my mother. She was too young for...

Jan 22, 2020

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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...

Oct 9, 2019

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Looking for answers

It was in November 2017 when everything in my life came crashing down around me. When my world went dark, it was like a light switch being flicked off....

Dec 5, 2018

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Dear depression, it’s over

It's been a long 21 years. I can't say I'm going to miss you. You had my full attention. We met 21 years ago when I...

Oct 24, 2018

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Disappointment is a side effect of depression

I usually have no issues sharing my story. At least in person, I don’t. Writing it...

Sep 26, 2018

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I am winning

I was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) when I was 17 years old (2008). I had always been very shy; I had always been scared to try new...

Aug 29, 2018

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Often

Nine long months ago, I sat in this very spot and contemplated ending my life. It wasn’t the first time by a mile, and it wouldn’t be the last time...

Aug 22, 2018

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Obsessive Compulsive Dramatic

My struggle with mental illness began at the age of nine. My first debilitating affliction was with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. People often mischaracterize...

Aug 1, 2018