Tag: PTSD
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PTSD: Class is in Session
PTSD affects 3.5 percent of Americans every year, which is roughly over 11,630,00 people. The disorder is commonly known as “shell-shock” or “combat fatigue”. It has a stigma surrounding it that falsely assumes only certain groups of people can suffer from it. PTSD, like every other health disorder, does not discriminate. Combat veterans are the ... -
It Took Me 10 Years…
Trigger Warning- Domestic Violence It took me 10 years to fully get over you. Every blood-curdling scream from my throat over 3 years was a testament to the manipulation that you had subdued me to. It was 3 years of walking on eggshells and uneasiness and a semi-permanent lump in my throat and knot ... -
Therapy And Writing
Writing might just save my life. Last summer, I began therapy. After a few months, I was diagnosed with PTSD from sexual assault I experienced many years ago. I decided that I wanted to write a book about my experience of going through therapy. Therapy is a lot harder than most people think, and PTSD ... -
Learning To Cope With Mental Illness
Please quit telling mentally ill people that we have to be more responsible for our illness and triggers. No one enjoys having any sickness. And while I agree that people must take care of themselves, merely learning and understanding a sickness will never change the fact that life happens. I, for one, hate having a ... -
Therapy Journey Chapter Two: PTSD
Dear readers, Let me apologize to anyone who has been wanting to hear more about therapy. I was hoping to present a fictional story that was rich in symbolism, but I couldn’t find the words for the ghost story and haunting of the main character. There is something that has haunted me for a long ... -
“Through My Mind At The Speed Of Sound” Part II
“Through My Mind At the Speed Of Sound” Part II: Just last week it felt like the world was at my fingertips. I had walked across the stage to obtain my college diploma and I had a promising internship for an advertising agency. With these plans, I was certain we could get our wall-to-wall library in ... -
“Through My Mind At the Speed Of Sound”
I had heard of the cabin many times as a little girl. I have never been there, but as a child, my mother and my uncles would spend the summer while visiting their grandparents. I sat with my head pressed up against the the faux leather back seat, the smell has always made my stomach ... -
“Columbine: A Survivor’s Story”: My Thoughts
I recently purchased a book titled, Columbine: A Survivor’s Story. I am not ashamed to admit that I have studied in the case at length and was quite intrigued. When I began reading the book, I noticed it was very much written from the viewpoint of an adolescent. It starts off talking about the author’s ...