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Alcoholic Parents

6839 People face this too.

Home Is Where The Harm Is

Mike's story:

In grade three a friend told me, "I can't sleep over because my parents say your mom and dad are drunks." That was the moment it hit me: my family isn't normal.

Financial Stress

5803 People face this too.

Pocket Strain

Matt's story:

For many dark nights over the course of many months, I tossed and turned, consumed with anxiety by the state of our financial situation.

Academic Failure

1931 People face this too.

I Flunked Out of My Dream

Darlene's story:

I was cut adrift from a lifelong dream, the sure anchor that had carried me through long years of study.

Dating the Wrong Guy

38447 People face this too.

It Felt So Right

Julie's story:

I felt truly pretty for the first time in my life. Sunshine covered my world. Being with him made me feel great. But then things changed.

Anxiety

41547 People face this too.

My Mind is a Scary Place

Hazelle's story:

In my imagination, I’ve been diagnosed, incarcerated, fired, divorced, and buried. My mind is a scary place to be sometimes.

Burnout

16312 People face this too.

Too Much Of A Good Thing

Debbie's story:

I know that taking care of myself – body, mind, soul and spirit - needs to be my first priority. I’m still on a journey to find balance in life.

Alcohol Addiction

3762 People face this too.

My Life, Wasted

Aaron's story:

Alcohol never forced itself into my hand. It never pushed its way down my throat. And it never asked to be abused by me. Those choices were all mine.

Bullying

2778 People face this too.

Living In Fear

Claire's story:

I learned the language of silence. Keep your head down. Don’t say a word. Try to be invisible. Maybe if they forget you’re here it will stop. It didn’t stop.

Anorexia

2403 People face this too.

Just a Few More Pounds...

Karen's story:

I began to equate love with being thin. Still, on the outside, I worked hard to make it look like I had it all together.

Domestic Violence

36314 People face this too.

Living With The Enemy

Caroline's story:

He used to lock me outside our house with no shoes or coat, rage at me for an hour or more, and make me doubt my sanity. When he hit me, it was the last straw.

Emotional Abandonment

133165 People face this too.

Nothing Left To Give

Elma's story:

I needed him to listen and show that he cared about how I felt – to look me in the eyes and be present so I’d know he had my back. But this wasn't something he knew how to do.

Fear of Death

890 People face this too.

The End

Dennis's story:

At 63, I was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, caused by a rare case of pneumonia that I never knew I had. My lungs were completely black. The situation was dire.

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