Suicide Category
Through the Eyes of PTSD (A day in the life…)
Posted on June 27, 2012 9 Comments
In honor of our military families past and present, and in reflection on our upcoming Independence Day, I wrote this as a reminder to myself and to others that the freedoms we enjoy every day are most certainly NOT free. Many people have heard of PTSD, but very few understand the painful daily struggles and […]
The Pain of Depression
Posted on June 22, 2012 8 Comments
“I’m so depressed today….” How often have we heard that statement, or made it ourselves, when we were really simply trying to say, “I’m having a bad day”? Depression is a very real — and sometimes terminal — illness, not a choice or an attitude problem. Sometimes such casual usage of the word “depression” can innocently and unintentionally prevent […]
Sharlene Prinsen 