I’ve accepted I will never be able to simply stop my psychotropic medications.
Are You Aware of Medical Gaslighting?
I wasn’t and it happened to me several times. The first time it happened I was experiencing intense chest pains. My primary care physician, who was a woman, referred me to the cardiologist in her practice, a man. He spent five minutes with me and diagnosed me with anxiety. I was aware my chart was […]
Perseverance Finally Pays Off: The First Fourteen Years
After years of writing for free, my freelance writing career is taking off. Tonight, Saturday night marks the first night of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Last year, I told myself the next year had to be better. Then due to the bad wrist fracture, I suffered in 2021 and the plate the orthopedic surgeon […]
Living With A History of Suicide Attempts
September Is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month I’ve survived four suicide attempts. I deeply regret the pain I caused my family and friends. In the moment, I was disappointed I didn’t succeed, but today I have a different perspective. I kept my first attempt in 1984, when I was twenty-three, a secret from the therapist […]