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Child of Divorced Parents

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Standing There... All Alone

Irene's story:

I became a very quiet child, no longer the happy kid I used to be. I wanted answers. “Why did my mom leave me?” was all I could think about.

Growing Up Biracial

108 People face this too.

Between Two Worlds

Iona's story:

It was as if I did not fit in any of the categories offered by society.

Academic Failure

2015 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.

Alcohol Addiction

4001 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.

Anxiety

41764 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.

Debt

1609 People face this too.

It's Payback Time

Beth's story:

I was constantly spending more on things than I needed to. I felt trapped and unable to control my money. It was controlling me.

Depression

48983 People face this too.

Hello Darkness My Old Friend

Tia's story:

I get trapped in this dark place where there’s nothing to do but sleep or cry until my head pounds. On those days, just getting out of bed is a triumph that I need to acknowledge.

Domestic Violence

37967 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.

Fear of Death

990 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.

Financial Stress

5942 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.

Loneliness

37215 People face this too.

Still Trying to Belong

Denver's story:

There are people all around me, interacting with each other, having fun together: but I’m sitting here alone.

Multiple Fears

351 People face this too.

Paralysed by Fear

Dorothy's story:

With a pandemic raging, what can be done in the face of fear?

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