How Mental Health Professionals Can Harm Patients by Withholding Context from Their Own Notes

The article discusses the severe impact of mismanaged mental health records, sharing a personal experience with Columbia Community Mental Health. The author highlights how omitted context and inaccurate documentation altered perceptions of their trauma, leading to mistaken diagnoses and undermining future care. This systemic issue poses risks to patients’ credibility and wellbeing.

SHOW ME THE ‘ALMOST’ IN “ALMOST NO HELP”

I’ve been abandoned by every system meant to protect me. No hospice, no advocacy, no legal aid, no foundation — just silence while I fight to stay alive. I demand to see the “almost” in “almost no help,” because reality refuses to pretend.

The High Cost of Integrity

When Social Contracts Fail and Wells Run Dry A candid reflection on navigating systemic dysfunction and personal tragedy. When a lifetime of self-reliance meets a world of conditional compassion, the result is a profound search for meaning amidst total depletion. "The world we live in is a world where love, compassion, patience, and tolerance all … Continue reading The High Cost of Integrity