Mental Health

Is Tramadol an Opiate?
It has been very interesting to watch the conversation of pain pills morph over time. When it started, I had no idea what anybody was talking about. Because of my recent dependency, chronic illness and mental health crash, I know more about opiates and other prescription drugs then I ever

Losing My Motorcycle, Losing Myself
What makes you who you are? Is it what you do? Is it your hobbies? Is it your friends, family? Sometimes I feel like this disease is slowly chipping away at who I am. First, it was my health. Then my work. Luckily both of those are healing right now.

Have you ever wanted to die?
It isn’t a pleasant feeling. There seems to be no other answer. Everyone seems to hate you, you can’t seem to do anything right, and it seems that the world would be better off without you. It is easier to sleep than exist. Every waking moment you are reminded why