Category: CPTSD

“I Just Want to Disappear”: The End Result of a Lifetime of Dehumanization and Abuse (2024)

February 5, 2024

Ozzy Osbourne, Waiting for Darkness, Bark at the Moon “I just want to disappear” are the last words I said to medical personnel and those same words would end my Air Force career for good. I’m not exactly sure where to start as I’ve never put words to any of this before but here goes. … More “I Just Want to Disappear”: The End Result of a Lifetime of Dehumanization and Abuse (2024)

After Lead Poisoning Symptoms Dismissed by PTSD Diagnosis, It Results in Brain Inflammation, Fatigue, Muscle Weakness, Digestion Issues & Chronic Pain (2024)

January 29, 2024

It’s making you cry every timeYou give your love to me this waySaying you’d wait for me to stayI know it hurts you But I need to tell you somethingMy heart just can’t be faithful for longI swear I’ll only make you cry Maybe I’d change for you somedayBut I can’t help the way I … More After Lead Poisoning Symptoms Dismissed by PTSD Diagnosis, It Results in Brain Inflammation, Fatigue, Muscle Weakness, Digestion Issues & Chronic Pain (2024)

WGME Reported “‘They Murdered My Son:’ Maine Family Devastated After Police Shoot Man Accused of Manslaughter” (2023)

September 14, 2023

“A family in Rumford, Maine, is grieving the loss of two sons. They claim one was accidentally shot and killed by his older brother. That same older brother was shot and killed by a state trooper Wednesday.” –WGME (September 14, 2023) [Please note how WGME dehumanizes the young man who was shot by the trigger … More WGME Reported “‘They Murdered My Son:’ Maine Family Devastated After Police Shoot Man Accused of Manslaughter” (2023)

25 Years Later, Steven H. Downs of Maine Arrested for the Rape & Murder of Sophie Sergie at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (2019)

February 15, 2019

Alaska State Troopers announce arrest of Steven H. Downs, accused of murdering Sophie Sergie at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1993. -News Center Maine (February 15, 2019) It was late April 1993 when the University of Alaska Fairbanks community learned that Sophie Sergie was raped and murdered in Bartlett Hall, one of the many … More 25 Years Later, Steven H. Downs of Maine Arrested for the Rape & Murder of Sophie Sergie at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (2019)

Home Base Veteran Story: Jennifer & Lee Norris (2017)

November 15, 2017

Related Links:Home Base Veteran Story: Jennifer & Lee NorrisAir National Guard Recruiter Drugs and Rapes New Recruit (1996)Sexual Assault and Abuse of Authority at Keesler Air Force Base (1997)The Impact of Toxic Military Leadership: Lower Enlisted Airman Runs for Her Life, Transfers to Another State to Prevent Suicide (2001)The Emotional Toll of Military Injustice: No Justice, Retaliation, Zero … More Home Base Veteran Story: Jennifer & Lee Norris (2017)

Portland JetPort Baggage Claim Protest Created Dangerous Situation in Public Space Known to Have Existing Security Flaws (2017)

February 6, 2017

I am still reeling from the impact this potentially dangerous situation had on both my husband and I upon our return to the closest airport to our home. I haven’t been right since. Let me begin with the fact that this Portland JetPort baggage claim protest isn’t about me and the impact this situation had … More Portland JetPort Baggage Claim Protest Created Dangerous Situation in Public Space Known to Have Existing Security Flaws (2017)