Shared Stories

Isaac’s Story

I recently read the article that Sandra Richardson wrote to your group, and it resonated with the situation I’m experiencing now; I want to share my story. My name is Isaac, and I am a veteran whose rights were stripped away without due processes, like Ms. Richardson’s…

Guns and Mental Health, It’s Not Anti-American!
Guns and Mental Health, It’s Not Anti-American!

Note: This story contains mention of suicide. “… The weight of it all is suffocating today. I love guns, and I love people. There is no dichotomy by those statements. The conversation about mental health and gun safety is not anti-American.”

Counselors cannot take your guns
Counselors cannot take your guns

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Nevada and National Certified Counselor, Jake Wiskerchen, shares the ethical and legal criteria that counselors and therapists are held to when it comes to your guns. If you’re a gun owner, you don’t have to be afraid to seek mental health treatment!

No Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
No Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Shared story from Elizabeth D. When you think of bipolar, you probably do not think of someone who...

My experience with PTSD

A US veteran shares their struggle with PTSD. “Find the love for yourself and in the things and people you enjoy and just take life one day at a time.”

Fears from a Special Operations Veteran

“Increasing demand from our country’s leaders, to rely more heavily upon soldiers of Special Operations in our ongoing fight against terrorism worldwide has taken its toll among the ranks. Rapid deployments to some of the most hostile areas around the globe for almost 2 decades has left more internal scars than visible ones.”