The Dawn of Ineffective Coping Strategies
The death of my mother and how it impacted me, wow, where do I start except at the beginning. My…
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Meeting My Therapist
So my first visit with my psychotherapist, how did it go? It was amazing! I was early, very early, as…
Hostage To My Captor
Stockholm Syndrome, that condition that causes hostages to develop a psychological alliance with their captors during captivity. I believe I…
The Labrynth
In 2019 I started therapy at a clinic for my occupationally caused PTSD and Depression. This clinic is situated in…
Stigma And The Elephant In The Room
Early in February 2019 I knew something wasn’t quite right with me. The continual arguments with my wife, the emotional…
EMDR: What’s It Like
What’s it like using EMDR in a therapy session to deal with a problematic incident? My therapy session starts like…
The Hollow Words I Live By
Living with PTSD and major depressive disorder, I was shocked to learn, and unfortunately experience on a daily basis, just…
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…
10 Things I’ve Learned
1. Your therapist doesn’t fix you. Your therapist is there to help you fix yourself! 2. Your “family” is not…