On June 18th, 2012, I had the panic attack that changed my life. It was easily the worst I'd ever had; I wasn't really sure I had ever had a true attack before that, but on that particular day, driving across Staten Island and attempting to avoid the standstill on the ironically-named Staten Island Expressway, [...]
As children, many of us had high hopes for the future. Will I be rich? Famous? Twirling a sign for money? I only had one hope: I hope it ends quick. Living in the late 90's/early 2000's, I was not diagnosed in the way I am now. I have Asperger's, social anxiety, depression, and ADD, [...]
My name is Nikki and I have depression, anxiety and slight bipolar type II. I am 27 years old and have been living with depression and anxiety for over 10 years., Well, I think it's just over 10 years, but if I'm honest it's probably a lot longer than I think it is. But, anyway, [...]
Hi! I'm Cat, and I'm very happy to be sharing my testimony! The words I will speak here today are the words that God has given me. I have come to know and love Jesus Christ on a deeper level in the last several years. In December 2012, I tried to take my own life. [...]
I have to start by admitting this has been a difficult piece for me to write. You may be thinking “Obviously, it takes a lot to write about your mental health issues/eccentricities in a public forum”, however talking endlessly about myself has never been an issue. You see I write about my anxiety, my agoraphobia [...]
My brain is trying to kill me The Early Years My mom was a paranoid schizophrenic. When I was a kid I never understood why my mom felt compelled to collect odd things for her scrapbooks, why she had conversations with people that didn’t exist, or why she would hide in the closet for hours [...]
Life has never been an easy one for me. Looking back, yes, I’ve been dealt an odd card. I have life experiences I would wish on no one and yet, I’m still here…still kicking. A mother, a girlfriend, a survivor. While I had no choice in the experiences I faced as a child, it set [...]
I am a 41-year-old man with a perfect life: a family that is proud of the man I grew up to be, a partner of eight years (and counting) that cares for me, friends that support my aspirations, and a job that I love, but more often than not, I can’t enjoy it because I [...]
As a freshman at UCLA, I fell into a deep depression, believing that my parents, my sister, the whole world would be better off without me alive. I saw a UCLA psychologist whose cognitive therapy helped me with my suicidal thoughts. Still, my underlying mental illness remained, and I ended up quitting UCLA. Eventually I [...]
My name is Keira. I’m a 27 year old divorced mother of two. I have fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, PTSD, borderline personality disorder, ADHD, severe chronic depression, generalized anxiety disorder as well as bipolar. They do not define who I am. I am so much more than a label. So I know that I have [...]