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It didn’t start with a margarita, but it probably should have. Three and a half years ago, I found myself sitting in the ruins of a life...

For a while, I felt like I was finally getting my footing. I didn’t want to shatter the mirror when I saw my reflection staring back. Therapy was helping. Medication was helping. The flashbacks had become less frequent. The night terrors weren’t stealing every night of sleep. The anxiety wasn’t running every aspect of my life. PTSD wasn’t gone, but it felt manageable. It felt like something I was learning to live with instead of something that was controlling me. I was gratef

And Not All Wars Are Fought Overseas…. When people hear the term PTSD, many immediately think of military combat or war zones. And while veterans absolutely deserve recognition, support, and respect for the battles they carry long after coming home… PTSD does not belong to only one type of trauma. Some of us developed PTSD inside our own homes. Some of us developed it from years of emotional abuse, manipulation, fear, control, intimidation, hypervigilance, trauma, neglect, me