Support Systems

There is a bicycle race across the United States of America, stretching from ocean to ocean. If you ask any competitor what the most important part of preparing for the race is, they will all say their support system. Seriously, look it up. Whether your a mind blowing athlete, or having an episode and trying …

Milestones

Milestones, for some they can mean making it to the top of Mount Everest, for others, surviving to see the next sunrise. Technically of course, it measures the distance that you have traveled from one place to the next. I do not know about you dear reader, but for me, it is hard for me …

Sometimes You Need a Break

All my life I have been a high achiever. In high school one teacher called me the energizer bunny, because I was an officer in two clubs, made the honor role, took a bunch of AP classes and did a serous amount of charity work. I was that annoying kid who looked down at others …

A Handful of Strings

PTSD, depression, anxiety, they are all different disorders, but they all have something in common. A feeling of isolation that you are alone in your fight. If you have never personally experienced this feeling, then you can not truly understand it. This is the closest I can get to describing that loneliness. It is a …

What’s Wrong with Me?

What's wrong with me? I think everyone has asked themselves that at one point or another. I certainly asked it of my self often enough, especially during those awkward teenage years. Fortunately, or unfortunately, what is wrong with me can actually be diagnosed. I have PTSD, or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, moderate reoccurring depression, and …