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Black Bear
At Black Bear, we share informative articles and personal stories about struggling with mental health and substance use disorders.
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Patrick O'Connor
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Black Bear
Sep 18
How Breaking the Cycle of Violence Breaks People
There are repercussions to speaking out
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Lisa S. Gerard
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Sep 7
SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH
My Daughter Never Wanted to Die F
orever
, Just For a Moment
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Patrick Meowler
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Aug 17
Self-Care Becomes Extremely Difficult During Depression
Simple things like a shower become impossible…
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Jacqueline Dooley
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Aug 5
Kids Are Losing Their Minds Over Weed
A warning to parents
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Patrick Meowler
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Aug 4
The Time I Finally Hit Rock Bottom
A mixture of benzos and alcohol drove me insane
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Purbita Chakraborty
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Jul 30
He Called Me One Last Time Before His Death But I Didn’t Have Time
A regret I will take to my grave
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Emmilie Whitlock
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Jul 25
Death is a Sunset
The long rays illuminate what was shadowed by pain
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Mike Hickman
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Jun 18
Driving
Driving, driven… Driving, always driving. Why?
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Catherine Oceano
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Jun 4
Gaslighter, We All Know One
I know several
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Piddling Piddles
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May 28
Weed Can Be a Potent Escape but Never an Answer
I craved a liminal existence and received panic…
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