When I was in high school, getting a C on something as inconsequential as a homework assignment would ensure that my lunch period would be spent crying in a bathroom stall in a panic attack over my failure of a life, eventually ending in my silent acceptance of my future as a homeless person. It […]
Mental Health, Grade Obsession, and the American Student Read More »
The sharper-eyed readers of USR may have noticed that my column, Exhibit A hasn’t run a new entry in… I don’t know how long. I could easily look up the exact amount of time, but I haven’t the heart or energy. A nervous breakdown will do that to you. I do know that my three
My Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown Read More »
Living with severe depression and other mental issues is a very strange experience. For me it started early. I was about 14. But I hid it well. I was ashamed of my feelings, so I learned to bury them. That worked for a decade and a half. Then I just lost it. Complete nervous breakdown.
Front Row Seat to a Nervous Breakdown Read More »
Gary, the psychologist, waited for me to get settled in my chair. I had been dreading this session all week. In our first session, my mother and father told Gary about the first fifteen years of my life. How they had provided for me, sacrificed to give me a Catholic education, and fulfilled all my
We Do Cray Cray Real Good Read More »