Whisper Back

Hello, and welcome to "Whisper Back". If you know me, you are wondering, right now, why I'm starting yet another blog. After all, I have started three: a crafting blog, a cooking blog and a writing blog. I stopped writing them because it has all been done before. How many crafting blogs are out there? Anyone can find any recipe, nothing is secret anymore (except the one I want to find that has dates in it), and writing about writing just seemed...unnatural. 

They are things that I enjoy but they aren't me. It seemed that everything had been done before. Everything, except this. This blog is about my experience as someone who has Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD). 

Why this?

There is a stigma about mental health. We don't talk about it. So those of us who have experienced trauma or have a mental disorder, are left feeling alone because we are not allowed to talk about it. Mental health makes the general population uncomfortable. I, myself, am tired of feeling so alone in my daily battle with the memories. I have seen the darkest parts of the world, first hand, and no one wants to talk about that either. So, I'm going to talk about it, because you (the world) needs to know about the darkness and it's effects on real people. 

This blog is  one person's perspective. I don't speak for everyone and what you have experienced may be different than mine. The symptoms you have and the battles you face, may be different that what I battle. That's okay. Not all battles are the same. Just know that you are not alone and it is okay, and necessary to talk about it.

One of my favorite quotes, I actually have it on a shirt, inspired the titles of this blog:

"The devil whispered to her 'You cannot withstand the storm.' She whispered back, 'I am the storm'."

This is me, whispering back, despite everything inside of me telling me to keep quiet. If I can help, even one person, this will have all been worth it.