2014 Self-awareness Trauma and the brain 
Mad in America
JUNE 17, 2024
It all started in 2014, less than a year after my honorable discharge from the Army, and shortly after returning home from Afghanistan, where I’d served as an Apache helicopter mechanic. M y brother Jesse sat next to me on the couch in my living room. Two police officers stood inside my entryway, watching us. My mind raced.
The Art of Healing Trauma
NOVEMBER 17, 2019
This short story about a train trip shows how the many symptoms of PTSD combine to have a devastating impact to one’s Sense of Self. Losing a large percent of memory of one’s past is the equivalent of losing a large percent of one’s Sense of Self, identity, personality, etc. April 2009 – I had Severe PTSD.
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Mad in America
MARCH 30, 2024
But the combined intelligence and cognitive awareness of Matt and his mother’s tenacity for answers undoubtedly gave him a second chance on life. Thankfully, from my work as a music college professor, I understood the connection between music and the brain. Can you share a bit about Matt’s story—and when you knew he was declining?
Mad in America
AUGUST 5, 2024
Editor’s Note: Mad in the UK and Mad in America are jointly publishing this four-part series on neurodiversity. The series was edited by Mad in the UK editors, and authored by John Cromby and Lucy Johnstone (with part three written by an anonymous contributor). The series is being archived here.
International Society for Interpersonal Psychother
NOVEMBER 24, 2024
Individuals with ASD possess difficulties in self-understanding or theory of own mind as well as theory of mind about others (Robinson, 2018). Not caring for or being aware of basic attachment needs in the interaction with others is probably a high risk factor for depression and other mental illnesses.
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