An Ordinary Person's Journey through Mental Illness
“Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.” Robert H. Schuller My partner sent me a Ted Talk YouTube video today that gave me a lot of hope. It’s a 15-minute video about the most important lesson learned after scanning 83,000 brains over the course of 22 years. Brains were scanned of criminals, anxiety …
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“We’re all islands shouting lies to each other across seas of misunderstanding.” Rudyard Kipling, The Light That Failed Today, I almost broke off contact with my life partner and one of my parents. And I feel ashamed. I’m ashamed because I love them both, but I also grew scared–scared that I cannot trust my own …
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“I knew nothing but shadows and I thought them to be real.” -Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray I always thought it was anxiety. Intense anxiety. Yesterday, I learned the symptoms come from somewhere far deeper: trauma. I had my first therapy session. Finding a good therapist is like finding the perfect slice of …
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The Crazy Chronicles