What Kept My Problems Going? Introduction This post was written years ago, before my cancer diagnosis, reflecting on the aftermath of surviving the tsunami and my journey through PTSD. It explores the various factors that kept my problems ongoing and the impact on my...
Mental health misinformation and the anti-psychiatry movement have become increasingly prevalent on social media and non-peer-reviewed platforms. Dr. Jonathan Stea, a clinical psychologist and adjunct assistant professor at the University of Calgary,...
Despite escaping with my life while thousands of others died on the island, it wasn’t the first wave, or the second wave of the Asian Tsunami, that came closest to killing me. I should make clear from the very start that I am not a soldier. Nor, have I ever been a...
It’s called “secondary trauma” — the trauma of living with trauma. For me it’s another morning that I can’t make sense of. I come to. I’m face down, sprawled across my double bed, still drunk from the night before. Since returning to the island, it’s gradually...
While backpacking around Asia, and since falling sick in Cambodia, I’ve struggled with some PTSD symptoms, the past month or so. I feel I’ve regressed, and fallen back into some self-destructive thought patterns. I’m ashamed to confess, it’s not the first time it’s...
