Aging and mental health Self-awareness Trauma and the brain 
Mad in America
MARCH 6, 2025
And therein is a critical lesson for todays mental health system, and how it should strive to ensure that everything about us is with us, not without us. T his historical record of Oregons first state hospital, the Oregon State Insane Asylum, from its opening in 1883 until the mid-1950s, will focus on the experiences of patients there.
Mad in America
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
I had headaches, brain fog, and fatigue. Being a brain doctor, he focused on the headaches. My sister took antidepressants and my family has a lot of mental health issues, so based on that, I was thrown into the same category. “Maybe the journey isn’t so much about becoming anything.
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Mad in America
JUNE 17, 2024
My middle school-aged daughter had a suicide attempt, the result of relentless bullying. 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. I believed my brother’s life was in danger. I believed I was the only person who knew it and only I could save him.
Mad in America
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Waking dreamsallowus to dream while awake, significantly enhancing self-awareness, creative problem-solving, andthe ability to findmeaning in life experiences. Waking dreams are natural phenomenathat occurwhen people experience dreamlike mental activities while awake.
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. I knew in October of 2018 that Matt was in trouble during a phone call, when he told me in a cheerful voice that he had been to the ER for “mental health reasons” but was “fine.”
Mad in America
AUGUST 10, 2024
It will be easier to dive into the depths of darkness and despair that I went through as a mental health patient if I start with a story of hope. It will be easier to dive into the depths of darkness and despair that I went through as a mental health patient if I start with a story of hope. This holiday has been amazing.
Mad in America
DECEMBER 15, 2023
I never thought my wife was “delusional” even after I became aware of the word’s popular use, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t at times struggle with some of the things various parts of my wife believed as they left their forced isolation and began to live outside with me. I’ve repeatedly seen this with my wife.
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