People of OC

I was a coach in a high school in Arizona after having

For more than four years, I was emotionally and mentally unstable. Although

I was 17 years old when I realized that I was in

Everyday for the past 11 years, I have felt misunderstood. I was

At about the age of 14, I started to cut myself. I

“The most difficult time in my life would have to be when

“I was on my way to a lunch meeting, having drank many

“Anxiety and depression hit me hard earlier this year due to a

“Prior to treatment, I was strung out and addicted to suboxone for

“Over the years, I have struggled with perfectionism. Ever since I was

“Growing up in a family of full-blown addiction, divorce, and poverty, my

“It is really important that people are kind and compassionate. My current

“Life means enjoying all the small things we don’t really enjoy; it

“Life, in general, is just happiness and family. When I was going

“The greatest mental health stigma that I faced came from myself. That

“Back when I served in the navy, I don’t remember hearing about

“About three or four years ago, I started doing really strange compulsive

“My childhood was fun; it was great. I have a brother and

“Life is just really about living. Not living as in going through

“Life is a complicated subject because there are a lot of people

“My husband had a massive anxiety attack in the middle of the

“Growing up, I was raised in an environment where I was exposed

“I’ve overdosed 6 times and I was on the run from the