Welcome to ACrazyManWithABlog.Com.
I’m not here to get rich, become a celebrity, or seek attention. I’m just a regular person. I’ve been married for 39 years, have two adult kids who have built their own lives, two grandkids, and I’ve worked full-time from the age of 15. I’m not looking for fame; I’m looking to break the stigma.
Alongside my everyday life, I navigate a complex mental health journey. I live with Harm OCD, Bipolar II, Depression, Anxiety, Generalized Anxiety Disorder and I am also a problem drinker. I don’t use the label ‘alcoholic’ for myself, but I actively wrestle with my relationship with alcohol.
My recovery hasn’t been a one-and-done miracle. I’ve been through four inpatient rehab programs and five outpatient programs, with my most recent one spanning an entire year. For a long time, the world made me feel like needing to go back meant I was failing. Today, I know the truth: I am just practicing. Recovery is a marathon, and I am still running it.
I started this blog to become my own activist. I use “I,” “me,” and “my” in every post because I can only speak to my own truth. I am not a doctor or a therapist, and I won’t give clinical advice. I am just a husband, a grandfather, and a working guy choosing to share my invisible battles to help normalize the conversation.
Whether you share my diagnoses or are just trying to understand someone you love, I want you to know your struggle is valid.
Welcome to my journey. Let’s break the stigma, one post at a time.