Mental Health Aloud

OC87 Recovery Diaries, is an online publication that features stories of mental health, empowerment, and change. Each week on Mental Health Aloud, Editor in Chief Gabriel Nathan will read aloud our latest mental health recovery essay. Gabe’s gentle, welco

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Social Media – Recovering from the Drug Addiction of the Nation

Posted September 21, 202200:12:13

Jason Schreurs would sit with his eyes bloodshot against the computer screen late into the night, forging connections on social media. Eventually, this...

Looking Down – The Mental Health Impact of Vision Loss

Posted September 14, 202200:17:13

The mental health impact of sudden vision loss can be dramatic, as Christopher Dale explores in this essay.

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Shiny Rocks; OCD is Always in My Pocket, Even all Grown Up

Posted September 7, 202200:09:16

Megan Fisher wonders whether or not there is room in her life, and in people’s minds, for the child she was, with OCD, and the adult she is, with...

Surviving Suicidality to Live in a Wonderful World

Posted August 31, 202200:12:18

Javier Ortega-Araiza was feeling suicidal, and it wasn’t the first time that happened. His essay talks about his mental health recovery.

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Back on Track: Recovering from Mental Illness and Addiction

Posted August 17, 202200:11:48

After ten years of fighting a wrenching addiction to heroin, Stacey Anne Quin is winning herself back from the brink of mental illness and addiction.

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