A casualty of BPD
Jordan Raines shares her experience with BPD and young love and how her extreme feelings impacted the relationship.
addiction
Depression :: my story
One day, while driving home by myself, a passenger showed up in my car. Unannounced and uninvited, the passenger sat down with me and told me, “If you drive your car into that tree over there, everything will be better.” The passenger’s words were disturbing, and I sat there stunned. Who was this passenger, and why was the passenger saying these upsetting things to me?
Finding my way through grief
After falling in love with a man with bipolar, Wrae finds herself having to work through the grief of his completing suicide.
Addiction and anxiety :: conquering both one day at a time
William Miko shares his experience with addiction to Xanax, the devastating anxiety that haunted him, and how rehab helped to get his life back.
What to know about control
Steve Hauptman, LCSW is a Gestalt-flavored psychotherapist, and has discovered that a central theme in his mental health clients and his own mental experiences is a need for control.
Steve tells it straight from his experience what control is, how we are addicted to it, and how we can overcome it to have better mental health.
The tyranny of substance abuse
Jared shares his story of growing up with a father addicted to drugs and alcohol, his own experiences with substance abuse, and cutting off from parents.
You are not alone: an interview about renewed connection
A woman discusses growing up in a family with mental illness and addiction and the turning point that ended up in meaningful work and finding her tribe.