-
1 Year Later: Lessons Learned From My Stay in a Mental Hospital
One year ago, I was admitted to the Hyland Behavioral Health Inpatient Psychiatric Unit at St. Anthony’s Hospital for severe depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts. It was the single most terrifying day of my life. After sitting in the Behavioral Health Unit of the Emergency Room at Depaul Hospital for 12 hours, I was transferred…
-
The Stigma
I had someone tell me today that I needed to stop using my anxiety as an excuse and that I needed to “grow out of it”. The person that said this is someone I care deeply about and whom I know cares deeply about me. However, the way they see the world is entirely different…
-
A letter to my father
On March 19, 2018, while on vacation at a cruise stop in Jamaica, I found out that my father had passed away. My father has been in and out of my life since I was 4 and prior to this past August when I found out he was dying of cancer, I hadn’t seen or…