I started life with very little stability. My family was dirt poor, my parents were very damaged human beings that should have never taken on the job of parenting. Our alcoholic father left when I was five and we never saw him again. He was a loser, but I can't say I blame him for … Continue reading Starting Over From Scratch After Fifty
I Cured Major Depressive Disorder
I spent years treating my Major Depressive Disorder and it wasn't until I discontinued all the medications that I was able to heal
Recovering From Being Old, Sick and Poor
In March of 2018 it was three years since I took my last medication for depression. Since then I have been recovering from a stunted life on meds. To make a long story very short, I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder in 1991 and pretty much had been a mental health patient for 25 … Continue reading Recovering From Being Old, Sick and Poor
Welcome to The Paper Scout: Why I Started This Site
A few years ago I was a diagnosed sick person. I was on five medications for illnesses, I was told, I would never recover from. After taking prescribed drugs for many years, suffering debilitating side effects and not feeling any better, something in me finally said, ENOUGH. I realized that I was the only one … Continue reading Welcome to The Paper Scout: Why I Started This Site