Who am I, and what do I want?
I’ve been fighting so hard to write. The ME, on top of what’s happening in politics right now, has made it very difficult to not allow depression to take me over. We’re four months away from an election that will have extremely serious after-effects for folks like myself, and for the rest of the planet.I had an extended conversation with another psych person recently that really helped. I trust what they say as it’s honest, educated, served in the same branch and has done the same things, and they see/treat me as an equal. Everyone knows I tried suicide in ‘07; my work now, however, isn’t about that. I’ve spent several years with Team Rubicon USA, but am now also retired from command/general staff duties as well; “TR” is (in my humble opinion) is the most capable organization on the planet to respond to disasters. The work they do requires the highest level of knowledge, skills, and abilities...and I was not able to do that consistently anymore due to my age and medical issues, and mis...