“I didn’t understand what was happening to me, I just knew that I was in trouble. My thoughts were endlessly racing, I went delusional...
Category - Disabilities
Childhood related, Culture related, Disabilities, Mental Health related, Social Environments
I Have Autism
“I have a really hard time trusting people, just with my experience and my condtion.” “When I was in middle school, I was going...
Disabilities, Disease related, Family related, Living conditions, Mental Health related, Work related
Catherine: I Am Blind.
“24 years ago as I held my newborn son in my lap, I was told by the doctors to take a good look at his face.. because I would never be able to...
Accidents, Disabilities, Disease related, Mental Health related
Whitney Morris: I Had Optic Atrophy (Loss of Vision)
“I had optic atrophy caused by a parasite that was in my blood.” “Basically this parasite caused a lot of nerve damage to the optic...
Bullying, Childhood related, Culture related, Disabilities, Family related, Mental Health related, Relationships, Social Environments
Laura Loane: Being Disabled From Birth Is Adversity From The Get-Go
“You’re not on the same leveled playing field as everybody else. People can do things you can’t.” “I wasn’t aware...
Bullying, Childhood related, Culture related, Disabilities, Mental Health related, Social Environments
Alexis Holmes: I Have Cerebral Palsy
“It affects the majority of my right side. I walk with a walker and every single day I face adversity. Most people when they think I am...
Childhood related, Culture related, Disabilities, Mental Health related, Other, Social Environments
Michelle Graham: I Was Diagnosed With Type 1 Bipolar Disorder
“I was diagnosed with Bipolar 1 with psychosis, and schizoaffective disorder, post traumatic stress disorder and all these different labels. I...
Culture related, Disabilities, Disease related, Eating Disorders, Family related, Mental Health related
Anthony: I Went Blind & Was Approaching 300lbs
“I had a pituitary tumor and I went blind. I was also approaching 300 lbs at 5 ft 7.” “I decided that I was going to change my life...
Accidents, Disabilities, Family related, Mental Health related, Relationships, Social Environments
Karl Young: I Made Contact With A Service Power Line
“I made contact with a service power line one day when I was helping clear debris from a roof at a fraternity. As I was taking a phone call...
Accidents, Culture related, Disabilities, Mental Health related, Social Environments
Seth Ulinski: I Was Ejected Out Back From The Car & Had My Thyroid Removed
“I went from being a three sport athlete and doing well in school to being confined to a bed.. and really having everything that I loved, as...