Honestly
  • WpView
    Reads 29
  • WpVote
    Votes 0
  • WpPart
    Parts 6
WpMetadataReadMatureOngoing39m
WpMetadataNoticeLast published Sat, Jul 6, 2024
WpInfo
Non-Fiction
Honestly, I have never endured something like this before. And trust me, I have seen a lot of awful and horrendous things in my life. I have been a nurse for over 5 years and I had to watch as people died during the pandemic as they struggled to breathe. I broke a woman's chest while giving compressions as blood poured out of her mouth. I had to endure the screams and wails of family members as they cried over the loss of their family then had to put them in a body bag before bringing them down to the morgue. I had to carry a whole leg that was amputated from a patient to save their life, but sadly they still died. I watched compressions on a 27-week-old baby after an emergency c-section because the mom decided to drink and drive. But I would have to say what truly haunts me was when I held a woman's hand after a D&C as she sobbed her heart out after the loss of her baby, then I had to carry what was left of her baby in a little plastic suction container down to the lab. I couldn't help but hold it in my arms like it was a person instead of a bloody, blended up chunks of meat. Yeah..... that one still haunts me, but right now I feel like I am truly unraveling. I have so many emotions but no understanding on how to express, comprehend, or even endure them. I just want to break, and I feel absolutely broken and alone. I don't know what to do. All I feel is pain and lost. I don't have a route to communicate my pain without projecting it onto someone else. My family wants to talk to me, but I just can't talk to them right now because I just don't trust them to be there for me. They have never gone through what I am going through, and I don't feel I can unload the truth and gruesome details that I need to get off my chest without them starting to project their pain onto me. So here I am. Writing my sad little story that no one is ever going to read. After this, I will have to endure this relentless pain, confusion, and anxiety and then bury it deep. So here it goes.
All Rights Reserved
Join the largest storytelling communityGet personalized story recommendations, save your favourites to your library, and comment and vote to grow your community.
Illustration

You may also like

  • Memoirs of A Healer/Clinical Social Worker: Autobiography of Bruce Whealton
  • Xalune - Echoes from the past
  • ~Trust Me ~
  • The Artist Second Chance (COMPLETE)
  • The Billionaire's Pregnant Ex Wife | +18|
  • My Ex-wife, My Destination ✅
  •  COCK BLOCKER ❗+18
  • The leaving 11 years on on going stopped up dating for a awhile
  • Finding Purpose (+18) ✔️

A healer. A survivor. A victim of profound injustice. How does someone who has dedicated their life to helping others find the strength to heal themselves after losing everything? In December 2019, I woke up in a psychiatric hospital following a suicide attempt. A simple conversation with another patient sparked a shift within me-a glimmer of clarity that would change the course of my life. But how did I end up there? What devastation could drive a loving spouse, a therapist, and a lifelong survivor to the edge of despair? This book unravels the journey that led me to that breaking point and how I found the strength to keep living. My story is one of triumph and tragedy-of overcoming paralyzing shyness and social anxiety to become a psychotherapist, only to have my life shattered by unimaginable injustice. Between 2000 and 2006, I lost everything I had built: my home, my career, my community, and the love that once gave my life meaning. The destruction was sudden, like a meteor crashing down, and the aftermath left me in ruins. Worse still, the world condemned me as a villain when I was only ever a victim. But this is not just a story of loss. It is a story of survival, of how I faced the darkness and chose to keep living. It is a testament to how love, hope, and the power of connection can guide us through even the longest night. Through this memoir, I share not only my pain but also my triumphs-the moments of joy, love, and meaning that kept me fighting for life. I write this book for anyone who has ever felt unseen, unheard, or unjustly condemned. I write it to show that healing is possible, that our stories matter, and that no matter how broken we feel, there is always a path forward. This is my story. But it is also a story of hope-for you, for me, and for anyone who has ever longed for justice, healing, and love.

More details
WpActionLinkContent Guidelines