Personal Stories Archive

Breaking Generational Trauma and Asking for Help

If we can care for each other and create an environment without judgment, we can move forward.

I didn’t understand it at first. I didn’t understand what depression, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia really meant.

Looking back, I now know that it wasn’t my shame to carry.

With the correct diagnoses and sufficient professional help in place, I now am on the right track to helping myself.

I hope that in some small way, I have changed the mental health conversation and inspired others to do so as well.

My diagnosis does not define me.

Something so small could turn into a whole thought process that kept me up at night.

Embrace your options and don’t give up. Things can and will get better.

Happiness and contentment come from the inside out and not the outside in.

I will never forget the people who helped me on my road to recovery.

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