“The greatest power my illness has had over me has been in its ability to make me feel ashamed of myself and to make parts of who I am unknowable to the world. In speaking openly about my source of shame, I stripped away layers of humiliation and took back control of my narrative.”
Read More“When you divulge something so painfully vulnerable about yourself – finally straying off the beaten path of small talk and gossip – to find that it never comes up again, it feels like your words are dust.”
Read More"It’s very difficult to make sense of trauma, because trauma does not make sense. Some events can be equally as traumatic as others, but not result in PTSD. Some forceful impacts to the head can result in nothing more than a slight headache. I can only talk about trauma as it relates to my experiences, one physical and one mental, both of which taught me a great deal."
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