Magazine Topic

trauma

Stories:

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  Alcoholic Parents

  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.

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  Brain Aneurysm

  I found myself in the E.R. with a brain aneurysm. It took a huge toll on me physically and mentally. My family went through their own trauma as they watched me suffer.

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  Cancer Recurrence

  Going through the agony of chemo is horrid. But what happens when the cancer comes back, right when you thought you’d beat it for good?

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  Divorced Parents

  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.

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  PTSD from Policing

  After a few years of policing, I began to crack. I was no longer easy-going and fun. I became an angry guy capable of hurting those that I loved the most.

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