Experiences
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Psychotic Break, Out-of-Body Experience Felt in Psych Ward
March 2014 Awhile after checking into the ER psych ward I met the doctor. She was young with a gentle demeanor. She outlined my ... -
Counseling Student Becomes Crisis Text Line Volunteer
“I want to disappear”. That is the first message I received upon logging onto the Crisis Text Line platform. Although this is a common ... -
The Coming Out Moment: Woman Tells Wife About Bipolar Disorder
January 2017 is when I finally worked up enough courage to go to my first-ever psychiatric appointment. Well, my wife was actually the reason ... -
Life After Rape: What It’s Really Like Moving Forward
It all starts the next day, you sit in a windowless medical office, while a lovely, empathetic woman with glistening eyes listens as you ... -
ER Visit Urges Self Choice to Medicate
When I sat down to finalize my thoughts I honestly didn’t know where to begin. There is so much to be said around medication and ... -
Complex-PTSD: Internalizing Irrational Guilt
Until I started treatment for CPTSD everything felt like my fault. When I say everything I mean EVERYTHING. For example, when the Patriots were ... -
Comparisons Reduce Feelings Of Self Worth
Comparing things is part of our everyday life. We compare clothes pricing, quality of vegetable, hair styles, academic achievements and, of course, appearances. Comparing ... -
Overreactions Impede On Personal Relationships (And How To Fix That)
If I were asked a year ago to describe how I deal with conflict in just three words I could have said, “maturely, fairly ... -
After the Date: Lack of Read Receipts Increases My Anxiety
There’s something oddly comforting by the nauseous feeling you get when you’re waiting for a text back from someone you admire. It’s this mix ... -
What I think about during an exam.
I probably won’t get hired I really hate the potential slump of an apartment my stupidity made me live in What’s for dinner? What’s ...
