Rediscovering myself in the wreckage of PTSD.
About Leon Macfayden
Why You Need to Rebuild Relationships After Mental Illness
Understanding the strain on relationships and the path to healing.
Understanding the strain on relationships and the path to healing.
How Crying Reconnected Me With Who I Used to Be
My journey to reclaim strength through tears.
My journey to reclaim strength through tears.
It’s Time to Be Open About the Hidden Shame of Schizophrenia
Small talk and dangerous questions.
Small talk and dangerous questions.
Understanding the Link Between Negative Self-Talk and Mental Illness
You have to break the cycle.
You have to break the cycle.
A Heartbreaking Farewell to My Four-Legged Best Friend
The grief of losing a pet.
The grief of losing a pet.
How I Defeated Depression by Discovering My Life’s Purpose
Navigating my way through rock bottom.
Navigating my way through rock bottom.
How PTSD Keeps Me in a Permanent State of Alert
Learning to live with hypervigilance.
Learning to live with hypervigilance.
Avoiding Pain Trapped Me in a Prison of My Own Creation
My journey to the key that freed me.
My journey to the key that freed me.
How Trauma Pushed Me to the Brink of Alcoholism
Searching for answers at the bottom of a bottle.
Searching for answers at the bottom of a bottle.
I Never Knew Grief Could Be This Complicated
Finding my way out of the maze one step at a time.
Finding my way out of the maze one step at a time.
I Joined the Police to Confront My Fears, but Trauma Overwhelmed Me
What happens when you push yourself too far?
What happens when you push yourself too far?
This One Thing May Be the Biggest Factor in Suicidal Behavior
If you have this, you have a reason to live.
If you have this, you have a reason to live.
As a Man, I’ve Always Struggled to Ask for Help
How to open up when society still sends us mixed messages.
How to open up when society still sends us mixed messages.
What It’s Really Like Inside a Psychiatric Ward
The shocking state of mental health care in the UK.
The shocking state of mental health care in the UK.
Here’s What a Suicide Survivor Taught Me About Kindness
Practical ways to show you care.
Practical ways to show you care.