Men. We’re more likely to commit suicide and less likely to seek help or find ourselves in a therapist’s office. And why? While there are many factors, a big part if it is because of a societally constructed view of gender roles. A view of gender roles that is so misguided that it seems to […]
The struggle with mental illness is a journey, a journey that can be told through a story, if only the words existed for such a dark tale. Honestly, I love good storytelling. It is a true art form when done right. Yet the struggle with mental illness is illogical. It has no flow. It has […]
Most of the posts on this page are accounts of my personal struggles with mental health issues. Today though, I want to take a moment to tell the story of another group of people. Police. According to the nonprofit Blue H.E.L.P, 165 police officers took their own lives in 2018, more than all line-of-duty deaths […]
I have never been actively suicidal, but I have thought about it. I have never wanted to die, but in the past I haven’t cared about living. As I’ve said before, one of the biggest things that stopped me from being actively suicidal was that I didn’t want to be a burden to the people […]
I said that my last post was one I really struggled with. I think this one might be even harder for me. Apparently, this is the week for me to rip open old scars and talk about the tough shit. I promise my next post will be something more fun, like me almost getting stabbed […]
I started this blog to be therapeutic. Therapeutic to me, sure, because writing helps me and having readers would make me more disciplined about writing, but also therapeutic to others who might read my thoughts and experiences and know they are not alone. And it would be great, too, if it shed light about the […]
