by Jan Hacke | Jul 26, 2017 | User Submitted
Many have said they can’t imagine ever being so down as to want to kill themselves. Others of you understand all too well what depression in its severest forms can do to your thinking. The self-hatred, the loss of hope, the inability to find joy and happiness in...
by Beth Jessop | Jul 13, 2017 | User Submitted
On April 8, 2016, I read a Facebook post reporting that Ex-Kansas University football player Brandon Bourbon committed suicide. “Oh no…no, no, no,” I whispered back at the screen. You would have thought I knew him. You would have thought we were related by the rush of...
by China McCarney | Jul 10, 2017 | User Submitted
By China McCarney My name is China McCarney and I have been blessed with an anxiety disorder. How can you say that? “Blessed” with an anxiety disorder? Of course I did not always look at my anxiety disorder as a blessing. I had my first panic attack 8 years ago and...
by admin | Jun 8, 2017 | Post
by China McCarney, Founder – Athletes Against Anxiety and Depression Anxiety and panic attacks can be overwhelming, debilitating and tough to overcome. At times, it can feel downright impossible to pull yourself out of a moment of extreme panic. I know for me...
by admin | Jun 2, 2017 | Post, User Submitted
I have battled more at the age of 25 than most humans do in a lifetime. Take a moment to think of the most dreadfully painful experience you have had – I can empathize with you. In my life, I have overcome two near death experiences. One at the age of 11 which left me...