After six years of chronic neck pain, a law enforcement professional weighs the difficult choice between ongoing pain management and risky surgery, struggling to find answers.

Grief can feel isolating until you find others who truly understand what you are going through.

Doing the right thing after a mistake is one thing. Getting your mind to stop replaying it afterward is another. Here is what I am still working on.

Panic attacks took me to a dark place for a while. What got me through was my dog, my wife, and finally accepting that medication was the right call for me.

I am not suicidal, but I would be lying if I said a dark thought never flashes through my mind during moments of deep pain. Here is my honest take on it.

Within the first day of taking Abilify, I became the worst version of myself. The rage, the jealousy, the anger — it was overwhelming. But what stayed with me most was what that experience taught me about empathy for those who feel that way every single day.