Stories from my life

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   From Suicide Hotline to VA Recovery: Tbird Founder HadIt.com - My Story

   November 28, 2022 by Tbird

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   The night I called the suicide hotline was a super wild night. But first, a little background. I left the U.S. Navy in December 1990 after eight years of service. It wasn’t easy to say goodbye. I had risen to the rank of Petty Officer First Class (E-6) as a Data Analyst (DA). I’d had a perfect performance eval (4.0) every year from when I was a Petty Officer Third Class (E-4) to the time I got out. I received two Navy Achievement Medals and several commendation letters from Admirals and was even named the “Best Analyst on the West Coast.” And when the Navy started to computerize, they hand-picked me out of all the other DAs to computerize the entire Naval Aviation fl…

   

   Last reply by Tbird, November 28, 2022
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   My Anxiety? Like Sitting Naked on the Freeway.

   December 7, 2022 by Tbird

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   It’s a metaphor. I was not actually naked in the middle of the freeway. However, it was the most descriptive way I could find to tell the docs and therapists how I felt most of the time. Continue Reading

   

   Last reply by Tbird, December 7, 2022