What Matters To You
A PTSD Life
By Daniel Gray
Hi, I’m Dan and I suffer from Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder. I don’t want
to hurt you, I don’t want to hurt myself,
I’m on no medication, and I promise I
won’t become the next mass murderer
who has his name spread across
national television. Nice to meet you.
Have I reduced the stigma yet?
Anyone suffering from any admitted
mental disorder will tell you two things.
One, they know there is a stigma
attached, and two, they hear it. The
hushed tones of “don’t mind him, he’s
crazy” or the “it’s all in his head.” The
thoughts and actions towards us that
show us or tell us we are not as
“normal” as the next person. That
somehow suffering from something that
we have limited to no control over
makes us different. The media has
played a role in spreading both good and
bad messages about mental health and
how you should “handle us.”
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