As I battle with depression, anxiety, and PTSD, it has always been far easier for me to support others with mental health struggles than to admit my own.
Sheila O'Donnell
Sheila O'Donnell is a Vermont based mental health advocate and blogger. She worked direct service mental health in a group home setting for 5 years, studied Social Work in college, and interned as a case manager at a local mental health agency. In January of 2016, she was admitted to a psychiatric unit following a manic episode and the emergence of severe post traumatic stress symptoms. Since that time, she has been sharing her story, her perspective as someone who's been on "both sides of the isle,"and helpful recovery skills and tools through her blog Parallel Dichotomy.