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Personal Story
03.20.2024
Advocating for Mental Health with Music
My music persona “Goldyngambit” has become my brand to be an advocate of mental health awareness. And had I not battled this illness, I wouldn’t have been able to create my art.
Personal Story
02.06.2024
Rising Above My Story of Depression and Anxiety
After a while, my life began to take on meaning. I let myself feel. I unearthed pain, raw emotions, and intense feelings. These are not minor feats, especially for anyone suffering from depression or anxiety.
Personal Story
08.16.2023
Treat Anxiety as a Mustard Seed
Most would agree that treating invasive cancer when it is still just the size of a mustard seed has a much better prognosis than waiting and treating it when it metastasizes into a larger, less curable disease. My cancer experience makes me more resolute about treating anxiety early.
Personal Story
08.09.2023
Understanding the Complexity of Complex PTSD (CPTSD)
Growing up in Japan with a workaholic surgeon father and an often-absent socialite mother, I was raised by a revolving cast of caregivers who worked at my father's hospital. An unstable home environment and lack of a consistent caregiver created in me a melancholic, anxious child prone to insomnia.
Personal Story
04.28.2023
Sharing My Story and My Art
I work as a freelance illustrator. It is very difficult for me to fit into a team and I prefer to work from home and communicate only with close friends. I often feel lonely, sad and anxious, but drawing helps me. I put my feelings on paper.
Personal Story
04.24.2023
My Obsessive Life
I became successful as an electrician but would self sooth with alcohol. Once I gave that up, the emotions had to go somewhere but where?
Personal Story
05.19.2021
If We Could See Mental Health
I wasn’t normal, but somehow, to the world and medical spreadsheets I was, “just an average kid with anxiety” and not a kid who desperately needed help.
Personal Story
02.25.2020
Open Doors
I am currently typing this in bed as I’m trying to avoid getting up. It is 2:13 pm and I haven’t found the motivation to start my day.
Personal Story
12.22.2017
Now the 'Why?' - Part One
March 25, 2017 – 6 weeks later: My name is Samantha Thornton.
Personal Story
05.22.2017
Kayleigh's Story
I have battled more at the age of 25 than most humans do in a lifetime. Take a moment to think of the most dreadfully painful experience you have had – I can empathize with you.
Personal Story
05.21.2015
Resolve and Resilience From Panic
There was a time when basic things—like driving, climbing a flight of stairs, taking a shower, or going through the checkout line at
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I'm grateful for the experience of my panic, because it taught me that there is no one-size-fits-all answer to panic and anxiety.
Personal Story
11.19.2009
My Story of Survival: Battling PTSD
It is a continuous challenge living with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and I've suffered from it for most of my life. I can look back now and gently laugh at all the people who thought I had the perfect life.
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I'm no longer at the mercy of my PTSD, and I would not be here today had I not had the proper diagnosis and treatment. It's never too late to seek help.
