What a Flashback Feels Like as a Survivor of Sexual Abuse #rwanda #RwOT bpdfolk décembre 31, 2020 Add Comment Edit It starts with something feeling âoff.â Just a moment ago, all of me was all here. Now a piece of me is somewhere else, gone missing. ... Read More
How a Letter From My 6-Year-Old Niece Made Me Feel Seen #rwanda #RwOT bpdfolk décembre 30, 2020 Add Comment Edit At 6 years old, she became my closest friend and confidante, someone â nearly the only one â I could be myself around without reservati... Read More
The Moment When I Realized I Had to Get Sober #rwanda #RwOT bpdfolk décembre 30, 2020 Add Comment Edit I probably started drinking around the time my friends and I were getting our driverâs licenses. At the time, I could not handle the tast... Read More
I'm Done Hiding Part of Myself as Someone With Mental Illness #rwanda #RwOT bpdfolk décembre 30, 2020 Add Comment Edit In my last story, I shared how poetry helps me express my depression and PTSD . Poetry has been my biggest life savior; itâs helped me ... Read More
A Rare Effect of My Breast Cancer Treatment Is Making Me Lose My Sight #rwanda #RwOT bpdfolk décembre 30, 2020 Add Comment Edit The âbest case,â that is what my doctors told me about my second diagnosis with cancer . I had the âgoodâ cancer , the one most tre... Read More
Are the Side Effects of Antipsychotics Worth the Relief? #rwanda #RwOT bpdfolk décembre 29, 2020 Add Comment Edit I have been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder that is controlled by taking antipsychotic medication. Currently, I take two antipsych... Read More
To the Trainer Who Helped End My Basketball Career #rwanda #RwOT bpdfolk décembre 29, 2020 Add Comment Edit To the person who helped end my basketball career, Let me, on behalf of athletes, coaches and parents everywhere, be honest about how many... Read More
When Stability Is Foreign to You as Someone With Bipolar Disorder #rwanda #RwOT bpdfolk décembre 29, 2020 Add Comment Edit Stability is still such a foreign concept to me. Ever since I was a young girl, I experienced mood swings that at times felt scary, out o... Read More
5 Ways to Help Someone Struggling With Their Mental Health #rwanda #RwOT bpdfolk décembre 29, 2020 Add Comment Edit In 2017, I left the military after 14 years of service as an Army military policeman. I came to Texas with a debilitating back injury, post... Read More
The Down Syndrome Community Is Mourning the Deaths of 3 Children #rwanda #RwOT bpdfolk décembre 28, 2020 Add Comment Edit Please note: This article took four days to write. Not because there wasnât enough time, but because every time I would sit down to write... Read More
Learning How to Tell My Own HIV Story #rwanda #RwOT bpdfolk décembre 28, 2020 Add Comment Edit Fifteen years ago, on Oct. 27, 2005, my primary physician in Washington called to share the results of blood work Iâd had at my routine a... Read More
Don't Take Pill Shaming Into 2021 #rwanda #RwOT bpdfolk décembre 28, 2020 Add Comment Edit As I look back on the devastating year that was 2020, I can only ponder our accumulated experiences and hope that 2021 does not present as ... Read More
What Backpacking Alone Means for My Mental Health #rwanda #RwOT bpdfolk décembre 28, 2020 Add Comment Edit I have just returned from a week-long wilderness backpacking trip, by myself. As I have gotten older, I have been learning to give myself m... Read More
Please Stop Telling People With Cancer 'Its Just Hair #rwanda #RwOT bpdfolk décembre 27, 2020 Add Comment Edit I didnât cry a single tear when I decided to shave my head. Honestly, I felt empowered. It was a Monday morning. I had started losing ha... Read More