March 2021

The Meds Led to a Straight-Jacket

Health and Wellness, Mental Health / Staci Rivera

I was taking an anti-depressant in hopes of getting my life back and to help me function. The depression was sucking the motivation out of my life and at the time, all I knew to do was trust my psych nurse and go to the counselor week after week. My medical care team knew that […]

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The day you discover you have OCD

Leave a Comment / Health and Wellness, Mental Health / Staci Rivera

Too many colorful and mismatched books were stuffed and crowded into the half sized bookcase. I watched as my son stormed 3 circles around it mimicking an unstoppable hurricane full of wind and sound and fury. The agency expert declared, “your son doesn’t have ADHD.” I was in disbelief as I knew he couldn’t sit

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