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June Black Bear Prompt- PTSD
June Black Bear Prompt- PTSD
June is PTSD Awareness Month
Michele Maize
May 31
Black Bear Submission Guidelines—Updated 2024
Black Bear Submission Guidelines—Updated 2024
And becoming a writer with our publication
KiKi Walter
Jan 5, 2023
What Does the Name “Black Bear” Mean?
What Does the Name “Black Bear” Mean?
(And what does it have to do with mental health and addiction?)
KiKi Walter
Dec 23, 2022
Black Bear Is Now Part of the Boost Nomination Program
Black Bear Is Now Part of the Boost Nomination Program
Looking for high-quality personal stories about mental health, addiction, and sobriety
Michele Maize
Feb 1
The Journey of Sobriety: Three Years of Growth, Challenges
The Journey of Sobriety: Three Years of Growth, Challenges
Three years ago, I made a decision that would change my life forever: I chose to embrace sobriety.
Steve Gray
Jun 9
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My Mental Breakdown and Contemplating Suicide
My Mental Breakdown and Contemplating Suicide
I've been sober for almost 4 months and I feel a lot better but I've also been through a lot of ups and downs with facing a lot of…
Daniel Duncan
Jun 9
Latest Neuroscience Helped Me Understand How Meditation Cures Depression
Latest Neuroscience Helped Me Understand How Meditation Cures Depre...
And how it has helped me in my job as a suicide prevention counselor.
Guillaume Dubé
Jun 9
From Relief to Hell: My Battle with Benzo and Zolpidem Addiction
From Relief to Hell: My Battle with Benzo and Zolpidem Addiction
The withdrawal is weird and the road to recovery long
Helen Olivier (AuDHD)
Jun 9
I am Not Broken, Just Different
I am Not Broken, Just Different
Navigating life in an ableist world where I am always “damaged”
Purbita Chakraborty
Jun 7
Seventeen Months Alcohol-Free
Seventeen Months Alcohol-Free
Choosing not to drink
Jordan Katherine
Jun 7
I Changed My View of My Trauma
I Changed My View of My Trauma
There is no RIGHT way to get better.
Dannii Catera
Jun 7
No Other Style of Therapy Has Challenged Me as Much as This One
No Other Style of Therapy Has Challenged Me as Much as This One
I’m making more progress than I ever did with normal talk therapy
Carly Newberg
Jun 7
Alcohol Tried To Trick Me Decades into Sobriety
Alcohol Tried To Trick Me Decades into Sobriety
What I learned from two close encounters
Rev. Dr. Michelle Pederson
Jun 7
Amazonian Adventures With Unstable Friends
Amazonian Adventures With Unstable Friends
A true story about traveling with someone I met off the internet
Cayley Skelton
Jun 6
Sobriety Made Me See My Self-Worth
Sobriety Made Me See My Self-Worth
How sobriety made me break up with people pleasing.
AND ALSO…
Jun 6
When Anger Comes Knocking
When Anger Comes Knocking
This post was supposed to be for stepparent’s week, but I am too agitated to write it
Alisa Childress
Jun 6
When Past Friendships Become Addictions
When Past Friendships Become Addictions
Beyond the banter: reassessing relationships
CosmicDancer
Jun 6
Drinking Too Much?
Drinking Too Much?
Why Not Just Practice Moderation?
Lisa Yates
Jun 6
Learning to Move Forward and Stop Looking Back
Learning to Move Forward and Stop Looking Back
Finding a way to untangle myself from the past
Jessica Ann
Jun 5
Stalking: The Emotional Toll
Stalking: The Emotional Toll
How being ganged stalked for 2+ years has mentally impacted me.
AND ALSO…
Jun 5
I Missed My Friend’s Call and Then He Died
I Missed My Friend’s Call and Then He Died
It’s a world of agony wondering if I could have stopped his suicide
Marcia Abboud
Jun 5
Keeping Up Your Front
Keeping Up Your Front
Pretending everything is OK.
Julio Angel Rivera
Jun 5
Love Never Fails
Love Never Fails
What it means to love your spouse in good and bad times
Deb Kalmbach
Jun 4
Breaking the Fourth Seal
Breaking the Fourth Seal
Engaging with the Fourth Step of AA at Rehab
the stoic gopher
Jun 4
I’m Not Just “Choosing to be Depressed”
I’m Not Just “Choosing to be Depressed”
When you struggle with your mental health, others don’t always have sympathy
Nicole Dake
Jun 4
How I‘m Breaking Free From the Cycle of Negativity
How I‘m Breaking Free From the Cycle of Negativity
Getting stuck in a story
Jess West
Jun 4
Gaslighter, We All Know One
Gaslighter, We All Know One
I know several
Catherine Oceano
Jun 4
We are Mental Health
We are Mental Health
How mental health is representative of our whole identity
W. K. Strawbridge
Jun 4
Transforming Anxiety Through Self-Parenting
Transforming Anxiety Through Self-Parenting
Ever wondered how treating yourself with the same love and care you give your child could change your life?
Mayand Tiwari
Jun 3
Wondering If What Happened Was Triggered by A Past Trauma
Wondering If What Happened Was Triggered by A Past Trauma
Looking at a memory through new eyes
Barbara Carter
Jun 3
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