I Can Breathe Again . . .Sometimes I can’t see how much I’ve been struggling until I look back from a place of feeling better. After almost three years I’ve…Jan 31, 2021Jan 31, 2021
Manic much?After re-reading my previous story this morning with a more critical eye, I decided to write another story instead of just deleting that…Aug 23, 2018Aug 23, 2018
What is mental health — am I a fraud?So I’m half a bottle of vodka into a pleasant evening in my hotel room while traveling on business, and I’m wondering — am I a fraud?Aug 23, 2018Aug 23, 2018
Published inInvisible IllnessI came out about my mental illness at work … and I still have a jobIn the past two months I finally got off my bum and started seeking ways to be active in the advocacy community to improve mental health…Jun 7, 20181Jun 7, 20181
Published inInvisible IllnessWhen my brain’s not broken . . .… life is pretty good. OK, I know from the perspective of whatever the mental health equivalent of having a positive body image is, I…Apr 17, 20182Apr 17, 20182
I’m not mad at God, I’m just madCan we just get a break? I mean — just my family, even. There’s so much tragedy with hurricanes and mass shootings and impending volcanic…Oct 4, 20172Oct 4, 20172
I don’t have to wipe the shower doorThere are many things I like about traveling on business. My wife accuses me of being happy when it’s time to leave, and I feel guilty…Oct 4, 2017Oct 4, 2017
Published inInvisible IllnessAm I ill enough?This year I haven’t posted many stories. It’s not that I haven’t had plenty to say, maybe sometimes too much to say, but after I stopped…Sep 30, 20171Sep 30, 20171
Published inInvisible IllnessI finally told her …… that I stopped taking medication. I felt afraid she would judge me. I felt afraid she would blame me. She asked “What did your doctor…Sep 2, 20173Sep 2, 20173
Published inInvisible IllnessHappy Fathers’ Day? … not really …Facebook still sucks. The avalanche of heartwarming well wishing projecting a façade of happy healthy family relationships creates an…Jun 18, 20171Jun 18, 20171
