John 2:13-22 The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, both the sheep and the cattle. He […]
Twice in the Psych Unit part 2
(part 1 here) I began a suicide note which I worked on constantly until I had what I would call a nervous breakdown (now called a “major depressive episode.”). I began to shake and a thin, plaintiff wail began to well up inside me. With my cousin Jane rubbing my back to soothe me, I […]
Let’s stop blaming survivors
“How about we stop blaming the victims?” Emma Gonzalez, survivor of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Mental Illness affects more than 70 million people in the United States. But of all the violent acts committed in this country, only 4 to 5% are attributable to people with mental illness. People with serious […]
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