Tag: combat veteran

• Monday Mirror #4: Personal Reflections that Increase Self-Awareness

  

  “Anything you can’t say thank you for is baggage.” -Joe Demartini For today’s installment of Monday Mirror: Personal Reflections that Increase Self-Awareness, I want us to bring to light some of the residual energy and emotion that most of us suppress in an effort to protect ourselves from future hurt or trauma. In a previous…

  Daniel Fortune

  October 24, 2022

  Bipolar Disorder, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Morning Mirror: Personal Reflections that Increase Self-Awareness, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Self-Awareness

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• From Post Traumatic Stress Disorder to INorder in 5 Simple Steps

  

  In a previous post, I shared many resources to help cope with and manage bipolar disorder. At the level of “superpower” in living with and managing any mental illness is self-awareness. Next to acceptance, being self-aware is the most important facet in treating Post Traumatic Stess Disorder (PTSD). This post will be peppered with quotes…

  Daniel Fortune

  October 10, 2022

  Mental Health, Mental Illness, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

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• 10 Mental Health Resources to Prevent Emotional Free-fall and Preserve Your Sanity

  

  As a middle-aged man and Army combat veteran, some of the resources I share on this list have been hard for me to accept/implement. In saying that, the resources that were hardest for me to integrate into my mental health tool-kit have been the most helpful to prevent emotional free-fall and preserve my sanity. Over…

  Daniel Fortune

  October 3, 2022

  Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Minding My Own Madness, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

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• Opening Up About My First Psychotic Break

  On my second deployment to Iraq in 2005, I found myself cracking under the pressure and stress of being away from home. Spending 10-14 days on the road at a time doing convoy security came with its fair share of physical and emotional triggers. About 8 months into my deployment, I ran out of meds…

  Daniel Fortune

  September 28, 2022

  Bipolar Disorder, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Minding My Own Madness

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