Jack
There is something about me that you may not know: I like to laugh. Actually, if you know me at all, that probably isn’t much of a secret. I’ve always been someone who uses humor. Sometimes at the most inappropriate times. Sometimes when things are uncomfortable. And definitely when life seems to...
Jack
I’ve noticed something about living with CPTSD that I never expected. When something good happens, or we accomplish something we’re proud of, it isn’t always followed by a celebration. Instead, it can be followed by an emotional crash. It’s as though doing something positive comes with the...
Jack
I used to think healing would look different. I imagined some major moment where everything suddenly clicked into place. Waking up one morning and realizing I was no longer carrying the weight of the past, overthinking every conversation, no longer replaying old memories, or longer waiting for...
rhomexblak
Trigger Warning & Note Before You Read This post discusses eating disorders, mental health, adverse medication reactions, and hospitalization. If you’re struggling, please reach out to a healthcare professional. You deserve support. Three months ago, I published “When Algorithms Forget You’re...
rhomexblak
Finding a job these days is a brutal thing. Artificial intelligence is doing the initial screening and the interviews. There are ghost postings that never lead anywhere. If you do get through, people are facing five, six, sometimes seven rounds of interviews, only to be left hanging, wondering...
Jack
Apparently I Wrote a Book Well… this is weird. After years of writing about Complex PTSD, trauma, healing, emotional chaos, and the occasional story about getting lost in New York despite living here for decades, I’ve somehow become a published author. I genuinely didn’t see that coming. If you’re...
Jack
Meet Lawrence Lawrence C. Harris is a speaker, author, and advocate who helps teens and young adults navigate trauma, mental health, and personal growth. Through his writing and speaking, he encourages others to face difficult experiences with honesty while reminding them that healing is possible....
Jack
Meet Alex Healing looks different for everyone. For Alex, it has been a journey of courage, self-discovery, and learning to face a past that shaped far more of her life than she once realized. In this Q&A, she shares her experience of surviving childhood sexual abuse, becoming a parent,...
Jack
There’s a weird thing that happens when you’re a male survivor of childhood abuse and you grow up. You live your life without announcing what happened to you as a kid. There’s no guidebook to follow. You just sort of wake up one day as an adult who’s technically functional. On paper, you’re paying...
Jack
A question most survivors eventually ask That’s a really important question. I actually think it’s one almost every survivor of abuse ends up sitting with at some point. And the truth is, there is no right or wrong answer here. What’s right for one person might feel completely wrong for another....
Alan Johnson
It has now been about 3 months since I started ADHD medication. I feel conflicted about accepting the idea that “I need drugs to live my life”, to put it as bluntly as possible. It makes me feel defective, or like I gave up. But this feeling is tiny compared to my sense of gratitude. I truly...
Alan Johnson
My brain, not on drugs As a child of the 90s, it’s a bit surreal to be taking Ritalin for the first time. Growing up, ADHD was kids bouncing off the walls, causing disruptions in class and having trouble with school. Ritalin was what they got in their daily trips to the nurse. This didn’t...
Bridget Hunt
On the 1st June 2023 I sat watching the first episode of a long-awaited drama and after 20 minutes into it was aware that I had picked up my phone.What was more worrying was that by the time I realised, I had already checked Facebook, Instagram and my favourite news channel. Just like my ability...