Tag: PTSD

The “No” That Changed My Life: What Two Trips to New Mexico Taught Me About Vulnerability, Predators, and Smear Campaigns (September 28, 2026)

September 28, 2026

This should have been a historic moment. Instead, I see a photo tarnished by across state line crime—and by people who used their victimhood to seek access, money, power, and other selfish gains. Nine people pictured here abused me. Some participated directly; others minimized, dismissed, or blamed me for a neurological beatdown I did not … More The “No” That Changed My Life: What Two Trips to New Mexico Taught Me About Vulnerability, Predators, and Smear Campaigns (September 28, 2026)

National Service Dog Day: Onyx Saved My Life, One Day at a Time (September 20, 2026)

September 20, 2026

Christine Hassing Published ‘Jennifer and Onyx’ in the Hope Has a Cold Nose Book (February 17, 2019) For National Service Dog Day, a tribute to the dog who helped me feel safe enough to live again. By Jen Norris Onyx turned 14 this month. She is still here with me, healthy and thriving. Sometimes I … More National Service Dog Day: Onyx Saved My Life, One Day at a Time (September 20, 2026)

Toxic Air Force Leadership, CPTSD, and Institutional Betrayal: How a Squadron Commander Failed Two Vulnerable Airmen (August 13, 2026)

August 13, 2026

Workplace Betrayal & Ostracism: A Letter to the Commander Explaining How Toxic Military Leaders Negatively Impact CPTSD (2010) How failed supervision, professional jealousy, medical-retirement obstruction, and command indifference compounded decades of trauma, military sexual trauma, brain injury, and toxic exposure. By Jennifer Norris, U.S. Air Force RetiredAugust 13, 2026 He Wasn’t Protecting the Mission. He Was … More Toxic Air Force Leadership, CPTSD, and Institutional Betrayal: How a Squadron Commander Failed Two Vulnerable Airmen (August 13, 2026)

The Masks Trauma Made Us Wear: How Treatment Helped Us Find Our Confidence Again (August 8, 2026)

August 8, 2026

Jennifer and Lee: Until Death Do Us Part (2024) Please Hear What I’m Not Saying Don’t be fooled by me.Don’t be fooled by the face I wearFor I wear a mask. I wear a thousand masks—masks that I’m afraid to take offand none of them are me.Pretending is an art that’s second nature with meBut don’t … More The Masks Trauma Made Us Wear: How Treatment Helped Us Find Our Confidence Again (August 8, 2026)

Lessons We Learned After Being Scapegoated by Toxic Leaders, Authorities and Public Figures (August 6, 2026)

August 6, 2026

Surviving Injustice: Disabled Veterans Battling to Overcome a Defamatory Article in a Rural Maine Newspaper (2024) How two medically retired disabled veterans became targets—not because we were the problem, but because we were vulnerable. One of the hardest lessons I have ever learned is this: Toxic people don’t always target the loudest person in the room. … More Lessons We Learned After Being Scapegoated by Toxic Leaders, Authorities and Public Figures (August 6, 2026)

From Weapons to Wounds: The Toxic Legacy of World War II’s Strategic Metals Behind Every Bullet, Tank, and Bomber (June 28, 2026)

June 28, 2026

Design inspired by a historical NARA photo of Camp Edwards in Cape Cod, Massachusetts (National Archives and Record Administration)Editor’s Note: This would never fly today on a fragile ecosystem like Cape Cod. Introduction: When most people think about World War II, they picture tanks, fighter aircraft, battleships, and the soldiers who operated them. Far fewer … More From Weapons to Wounds: The Toxic Legacy of World War II’s Strategic Metals Behind Every Bullet, Tank, and Bomber (June 28, 2026)

Our Google Review of Mariner’s Point Apartments Near the Tijuana Estuary in Imperial Beach, California (2025)

January 4, 2025

Mariner’s Point Turns Into a Nightmare for Two Sick & Disabled People: Our Struggle for Peace: Surviving Female Malignant Narcissist Neighbors Who Swatted Us, Weaponized a Dog, Abused Us From The Comfort of Their Home, & Stalked Us With A Ring Camera Brief Synopsis: We moved to California for healthcare and thankfully we found a doctor … More Our Google Review of Mariner’s Point Apartments Near the Tijuana Estuary in Imperial Beach, California (2025)

The Desire to Not Exist is Not the Same As Wanting to Die (2025)

January 2, 2025

“I Just Want to Disappear”: The End Result of a Lifetime of Dehumanization and Abuse “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 … More The Desire to Not Exist is Not the Same As Wanting to Die (2025)

Top 10 Posts on Jennifer and Lee (2024)

December 29, 2024

1. Military Injustice: Nowhere to Turn, Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide; The Story of Kamisha Block and How U.S. Army Leadership Contributed to Her Death I was watching Investigation Discovery (ID) one night in 2018 when Forbidden Dying for Love came on the television. I was what you would consider an #IDAddict and I regularly watched the … More Top 10 Posts on Jennifer and Lee (2024)

Our Struggle for Peace: Surviving Neighbors Who Swatted Us, Weaponized a Dog, Abused Us From The Comfort of Their Home, & Stalked Us With A Ring Camera (2024)

December 28, 2024

Brief Synopsis: We moved to California for healthcare and thankfully we found a doctor right away who is saving our lives. We moved to the beach in California after struggling to survive in rural Maine with PTSD and chronic illnesses for twenty years with no healthcare. Things went great the first year we lived at … More Our Struggle for Peace: Surviving Neighbors Who Swatted Us, Weaponized a Dog, Abused Us From The Comfort of Their Home, & Stalked Us With A Ring Camera (2024)