Recently, I discovered that Monster #1, the sadistic pedophile who sexually assaulted me for a year, is dead. […]
PTSD
I’ve never known anything besides being female, but based on observing human behavior, it must be pretty nice […]
The other day, a friend of mine came over. My new dog has fear aggression and I’ve found […]
I’ve heard a lot of people belittle their experiences compared to mine. “I haven’t been through even half […]
I walked into the familiar waiting room and my ears were immediately assaulted with the sound of a […]
I heard an interview today with an author discussing her new memoir about growing up in Africa as […]
Last year around this time, I took a pledge to write about mental health. I made good on […]
I have PTSD–the hyper-arousal variety. Symptoms include insomnia, a short temper, hyper-awareness of your surroundings and being easily […]
He nearly killed me and the strange thing is, I wanted him to. I just wanted it to […]
Saturday was a no good day. I was all keyed up with anxiety and depression at the same […]
Having friends is a pain in the ass, because they want to see you and do things. I […]
Not the music variety, which is, clearly, totally awesome. I’m talking about the PTSD variety of funk that […]
I’ve been taking antidepressants for a few years now. I have Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Anxiety Disorder (AD), […]
It has been a year since the Newtown shootings when a severely deranged boy walked into an elementary […]
I have posttraumatic stress disorder comorbid with major depressive disorder. Comorbid basically means existing simultaneously, but it’s such an […]
I’ve been through a lot of crap in my life. More than some, far less than others; I […]
Fish Of Gold 