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I am a father of 3 girls and 1 boy, I have 3 grandsons. I have a love for reading and writing.
I love fishing with my son, and I have a love for cats.

  • Dear Younger Me, Hang In There

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    I am sorry that it took me so long to get you some help. Here in the year 2018, you still battle with depression, and anxiety but you are learning to deal with it better, along with medications of course, but you have now been drug and alcohol free for 20-21 years and life isn’t so bad.

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  • Alone In A Crowded World

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    Alone In A Crowded World Have you ever felt like you are not even a part of this world? Like you are on the outside looking in? Have you ever felt so alone even when being surrounded by others? This… Read More ›

  • Mothers Day Blues

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    Mother’s day is a wonderful day for many people around the world who are celebrating their mother’s. Mother’s day isn’t like that for me… Read More

  • Self-Injury: Gary’s Story

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    What could possibly cause a person to pick up a knife, or a razor blade and purposely cut themselves? Different people have different reasons for doing this.

  • Better Days To Come

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    We are so much more capable and stronger than we realize, especially at a time of feeling so weak.

  • The Masks We Wear

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    We all wear masks at times, but some of us more than others. Just how many masks can a person wear? I suppose that all depends on the severity of one’s mental status. How do we know when the final mask has come off? Is there really any normality for us? In other words, can we distinguish what’s real and what isn’t?

  • New Motherhood: 15 Ways For New Moms To De-stress

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    New Motherhood: 15 Ways For New Moms To De-stress By: Gary Bassler Being a new mom can be a magical time, a time when a woman may finally find her true purpose in life. A time when it is no… Read More ›

  • 10 Signs That Labor Is Near: By Crystal Bassler

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      10 Signs That Labor Is Near By: Crystal Bassler Throughout pregnancy, most expectant parents wonder, “How will I know when I am really in labor.” Gynecologists tell pregnant women to wait to go to the hospital until they are… Read More ›

  • Poison Bottle – Poem By: Gary B

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    Joy through the bottle, did never I find. I was locked in a prison within my own mind, Darkness and fear encircled my head, better I thought that I should be dead. But a light came upon me, as I… Read More ›

  • Hi, My name is Gary.

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    My name is Gary. I have a severe social phobia called Paruresis, also called shy bladder syndrome. There are a lot of people out there with shy bladders, but Paruresis is much more serious, it is the inability to urinate… Read More ›