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by Kurt Warner
10.31.2024
To this day, both writing and reading are essential strategies in my quest to overcome bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and a severe traumatic brain injury that I suffered.
by Mikayla Tani
10.18.2024
I was terrified that the next attack could come at any moment—while driving, during a shift, or even while spending time with family and friends. The fear of having another attack was enough to keep me on edge constantly, which only fed the cycle of panic and anxiety. I couldn’t keep living this way.
by Malachi Gagnon
10.15.2024
You could say music is my form of therapy. After working on my own mental health and dealing with the anger and emotions losing Ethan and others had caused, I went to my room one night and wrote what I wish I could still tell Ethan. The first words that came out of my mouth were, “I love you too much to watch you fall”.
by Kim Adams
10.07.2024
From an early age, I struggled with unrealistic fears, worry, and sadness. As the first-born child, I was the apple of my parents’ and grandparents’ eye and placed on a pedestal which I feel resulted in a deep desire to always be perfect and make everyone happy. Oftentimes, I felt like I had no control.
by Michael Van Zetta
10.05.2024
There’s a tendency to view conditions like Bipolar Disorder as a weakness, especially in professional spaces, but I’ve come to realize that embracing vulnerability makes you stronger, not weaker.
by Suzanne Galante
09.25.2024
Other times when I have felt safe is by reading other people’s stories. Stories help us connect with people, feel less alone, validate our feelings, and are vital to people who are struggling with all kinds of mental disorders.
Share Your Story and Your Voice.
Help #breakthestigma Around Mental Health.
Read Stories From People Just Like You.
We invite you to explore personal stories submitted from ADAA's community to learn how people living with an anxiety disorder, OCD, PTSD, bipolar disorder, depression or a co-occurring disorder have struggled, coped, and triumphed.
Do you have a story about your mental health journey? Your voice and your story can help transform the lives of many, help decrease stigma, and make one feel less alone.
We welcome written stories and short 2-3 minute videos, or a 1-2 minute recording, that we will share on the ADAA website, through our Triumph e-newsletter, and across our social media platforms.
In a story of 500 -750 words (or a 2-3 minute video), please describe your mental health journey and how it has affected your life. Please provide a brief title and focus on the therapy or other treatments that have helped you manage or overcome your illness. Please include how ADAA's website or resources have helped you. In order to publish you story on our website and to share it on our social media platforms, we require that you use your real name and include a photo.
Please note that we do not accept advertorials (these stories should not include any call-outs for personal websites or publications or sell any products). We reserve the right to reject any story that we do not feel is appropriate to share.
NOTE: ADAA reserves the right to edit for clarity, length, and editorial style. We do not guarantee that every submission will be published. If your story is accepted, you will be notified. If you have not heard from ADAA within one week of submission that means that your story has not been accepted. Once your story is posted on this website, it is the property of ADAA.
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