M.H.'s story
Before Overt I have tried multiple therapists before and I keep trying to find one in my budget. I went…
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BG's story
Before Overt After we moved to this new place, I started having terribly gruesome nightmares that would wake me up…
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M.B.'s Story
Pre Overt My wife and I have been married for 5 years. We have a very difficult time communicating when…
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M.L's Story
Pre Overt I have experienced some traumatic events in my life and I would like to figure out how to…
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C.R.'s Story
Pre Overt My life is currently really stressful and I am dealing with a lot. Between raising multiple grandkids, my…
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K.W.'s Story
Pre Overt I’ve been on a waitlist for 9 months and due to a really high deductible, therapy is an…
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S.P.'s Story
Pre Overt: I have been through a long term abusive relationship with a significant other, grown up with aggressive parenting…
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A.H.'s story
Pre Overt: I was married to an abusive narcissist for 14 years. I was abused emotionally, physically and sexually. When…
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M.K.'s Story
Pre-Overt The short version of my woes is that I've been suicidal my entire life, was in an extremely abusive…
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E.C.'s Story
Pre-Overt So I have DID, meaning I have CPTSD, anxiety, depression, and BPD. I also have ADHD and Autism and…
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SL's story
Pre-Overt I am a small business owner and I barely make enough money to cover my expenses. I am trying…
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AD's Story
Pre-Overt As a young teen I exhibited signs of some kind of panic disorder or depression, which my parents thought…
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SL's Story
Pre Overt Foundation I am hoping to feel more hope and joy in my life through therapy and improving my…
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CR's Story
Pre-Overt: I am really needing help with confidence/self worth. Finding tools to be a better person towards myself and others…
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KR's Story
Pre-Overt I am hoping to overcome my anxiety and depression and live a more fulfilled life. A life that I…
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BG's Story
Pre-Overt We recently moved to a new city and I started having terribly gruesome nightmares that would wake me up…
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LH's Story
I lost 3 family members in 4 months; including my mother and my only son. I’ve added my disabled brother…
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DB's Story
Pre-Overt I have had severe depressive episodes since high school (2004 started with self injurious behaviors that became a pattern…
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JM's Story
Pre-Overt: I was brought to the Overt Foundation Website by my current therapist. I was previously self-pay with a therapist…
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SW's Story
Before Overt: I am currently a full-time student in college. I work part-time for a local engineering firm to earn…
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KH's Story
Before Overt: My insurance does cover therapy but only after the deductible is met which is at least $1500 (might…
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KW's Story
Before Overt: I have been unable to pull myself out of this crisis for over two years now. I find…
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MC's Story
Before Overt I keep feeling as if my past experiences hinder me in my relationships with my children and spouse.…
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Kaitlin's Story
There is no easy way to explain the devastating and crushing grip my mental health has had on me, the…
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Nicole's story
There’s no information about mental illness in Papua New Guinea. I’ve never heard of a counsellor or psychologist there. If…
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Jeremy's Story
Hey all, sharing on a throwaway in hopes that this helps some folks out there who might be struggling. I…
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JT's Story
“It gets better,” is a phrase I’ve hated for years and continue to hate to this day. People used to…
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Pedro's Story
**Trigger warning - Suicide** I have struggled with my thoughts for as long as I can remember. In elementary school,…
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TO's Story
Growing up, mental health was not something that was talked about in my family. We would say that anxiety was…
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MN's Story
Pre-Overt: I come from a lifetime of severe trauma. Starting at an age when I didn't even know what was…
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Linda Keegan's Story
I have struggled on and off with my mental health for some time now. My youngest child moved out of…
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Harley Davis's Story
I’ve been journaling for a few years now and it definitely helps with memory it’s not my sole reason for…
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Adrienne King's Story
I used to drink a lot as in drink alcohol. I don't think I was ever an addict but I…
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Jeremy Irwin's Story
I recently started going back to my church that I hadn't gone to in a long time. There are a…
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Garrett Lockhart's Story
I will be honest, the lockdown thing has hurt my mental health. I have struggled to stay positive at times.…
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Tessa Garland's Story
Going to therapy is probably one of the best decision I've made. I have severe anxiety and mild depression, like…
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Leo Frederick's Story
The first time I attended therapy it was not helpful. I think that is becuase I was not ready for…
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Cameron Miller's Story
Not trying to put myself down, but honestly I am a hedonistic and lazy person. It's hard to make myself…
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Elizabeth Warner's Story
Went through the divorce as a main breadwinner (threats for spouse support, etc). Most helpful coping tools: martial arts class,…
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Erika Wright's Story
I write down the little positive thing that happen every day. and read back what you have written after a…
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Judith Barron's Story
I had a really great experience with therapy. It took a long time, but I am so thankful to have…
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Tasha Candido's Story
I just want to share that sometimes I come out of therapy sessions feeling very at peace with myself and…
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Randall Mourning's Story
I discovered that I have clinical anxiety and have already learned some ways to start coping with my anxiety in…
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Tim Brennen's Story
I have talked with five mental health professionals (everything from social workers to neurophsyiologists) about several family members and issues…
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Samuel Singer's Story
Exercise. I do cardio some days, yoga others, and sometimes just walk outside. The cardio helps get the nervous energy…
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Amanda Geller's Story
I'm not a diagnosed Schizoid I just meet most the criteria on the list and the therapist has told me…
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Jerry's Story
In November of 2018, after seeing my present therapist for about a month, I had a genuine breakthrough that involved…
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Melanie's Story
*Trigger Warning for Suicide* I started therapy when during the summer between my 8th and 9th grade. I had attempted…
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Holden Freedman's Story
My current therapist is amazing. She is specifically trained as a trauma therapist, but also has worked with people with…
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Katrina Fring's Story
I wrote this to share with others during COVID-19 times since I feel that people's mental heath is suffering. …
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Jenny Russell's Story
I’ve been in therapy since I was 10 (almost 18 now). I was in and out because my emetophobia would…
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Anna Frederickson's Story
Over several months, my therapist had been working on confidence with me, and getting rid of the “toxic confidence” because…
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Barry's Story
A general tip is if therapy isn’t accessible or you’re debating it, talk a lot with your friends and family…
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Jonathan's Story
Other than medical intervention, which I cannot overstate the helpfulness of, I find that caretaking hobbies have helped my mental…
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Jenna's Story
I've been seeing my therapist since March, and reliving some of the trama I've stuffed down has been so hard…
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Joann's Story
I know that this doesn't work in every situation but it has helped me. I've found that changing your mindset…
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Timothy's Story
Meditation helps pretty much everything at least a little bit. It's easy, and simultaneously hard. You just need to relax,…
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Kyle's Story
Therapy has helped me a lot... to an extent. I still had to do a lot of work outside of…
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Laura's Story
I first started attending due to anxiety and stress being pregnant. I had 3 consecutive miscarriages before that pregnancy and…
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Amber's Story
Trigger warning for Suicide So I went through a rough breakup recently, after a very mentally and physically taxing relationship.…
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John's Story
Had a bit of a rough childhood, verbal and physical violence both between my parents and towards me and my…
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Kelly's Story
Trigger warning: Suicide I suffer from many different mental health problems but my main issue is PTSD and depression, though…
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Teresagainus's Story
I grew up in a violent household. My parents were drug addicts and I was the oldest child in the…
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TA's Story
Trigger warning - Sexual abuse So to get this show started let me tell you I'm going to be…
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carlmcnally24's Story
Okay so i've read, reread, and thought i need to make this shorter. But its the intro the backstory of…
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Charles123's Story
So this has been a long time coming. I’ve felt my story needed to be shared for years.. I was…
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gst's Story
My ringing ears and blurry eyes stole all attention from the caller on the other end of my phone. I…
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SophiaMia's Story
Trigger warning: Suicide I’m Sophia, the founder, creator and host of The Mindwholeness Podcast. I feel the need to…
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Curtis' Story
My personal experience around mental illness is centered in the death of a loved one by suicide. Though this story…
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Erika's Story
Trigger warning: Suicide It’s been 10 years since my suicide attempt and I’m so glad I didn’t succeed! Somehow I…
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kbjones11's Story
I began having problems with anxiety when I was in high school. It mostly involved social interactions, and I would…
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Jessie's Story
When I think about my mental health journey the first thing I think about is the first time that someone…
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JILL's Story
This story is about my husband and me. He returned from his first deployment to the Gulf War...changed. Over the…
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DevinH's Story
Ever get the feeling that the person in the mirror is hurting so bad, has come to the end of…
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dhaupt's Story
In January we went on a family vacation to Disney World. It was a spectacular time full of laughter and…
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JS's Story
So I've all ways felt out of place in life I was never rejected by family or other kids or…
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Alvin Robertson
From the time I was a young child I struggled with mental health. Some of my earliest memories are feeling…
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CJ's Story
This is actually my first post in a very long time. I have had issues since I was a young…
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Kylan Veibell's Story
Born into what would become a family of ten, on March 24, 1987 – three weeks early – to Craig and…
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CF's Story
Mental health got the better of me for about 4 months last year, I was at the lowest place I…
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