# Personal Stories **URL:** https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/c/public/stories/7.md [Latest](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Personal Stories category](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/about-the-personal-stories-category/59)
**Author:** [@menshealtharchive](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/u/menshealtharchive)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/about-the-personal-stories-category/59 "2018-09-07T00:14:02Z")
This category contains the stories of men across the world! Write your own story and add to our collection or read others posts to see what you can learn! --- ## [New memoir: "Bad Fire" (a short book about stress and hallucination)](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/new-memoir-bad-fire-a-short-book-about-stress-and-hallucination/1482)
**Author:** [@tuckerlieberman](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/u/tuckerlieberman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 4:03am UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/new-memoir-bad-fire-a-short-book-about-stress-and-hallucination/1482 "2021-02-23T04:03:57Z")
For a year or two, I was overcome by trauma-related stress, which was amplified by work-related stress. I recovered and was able to explain my feelings and experiences in a 30-page memoir. It touches on themes of Judaism… --- ## [ADHD Symptom Management Tool Development Reddit](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/adhd-symptom-management-tool-development-reddit/2458)
**Author:** [@Jake\_Fishman](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/u/Jake_Fishman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 5:00am UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/adhd-symptom-management-tool-development-reddit/2458 "2020-01-30T05:00:00Z")
I found this awesome article on Reddit today and thought I would share it with the crowd here. Really hope something like this becomes widely available for use to people and the information it registers is kept safe! Tha… --- ## [Art As Therapy: A Letter by Crywolf](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/art-as-therapy-a-letter-by-crywolf/1778)
**Author:** [@Jake\_Fishman](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/u/Jake_Fishman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2019, 2:16pm UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/art-as-therapy-a-letter-by-crywolf/1778 "2019-02-18T14:16:46Z")
--- ## [How to Find Your True Self](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/how-to-find-your-true-self/1774)
**Author:** [@Duke\_Schwed](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/u/Duke_Schwed)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 5:50am UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/how-to-find-your-true-self/1774 "2019-02-06T05:50:46Z")
“Be formless, shapeless, like water” - Bruce Lee Here is my first article for the site - it’s a short collection of thoughts I’ve compiled as of recent via the ‘self’, “finding yourself” and whether such terms are even … --- ## [Desperately need help](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/desperately-need-help/1453)
**Author:** [@Binky\_Noctem](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/u/Binky_Noctem)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2019, 3:38am UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/desperately-need-help/1453 "2019-01-09T03:38:50Z")
I’m on my phone so this will be brief. 42 w m Long history of mental health issues Never given/told a specific diagnosis just off hand comments and prescriptions. I am suffering from Bipolar disorder and social/gener… --- ## [Life is One Big Learning Experience](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/life-is-one-big-learning-experience/21)
**Author:** [@AnonGuy](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/u/AnonGuy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2018, 4:00am UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/life-is-one-big-learning-experience/21 "2018-05-29T04:00:00Z")
I met Jake Fishman during my first few weeks at Union College, and he has been a major influence in my life ever since. Both of us being baseball players - and left-handed pitchers at that - an instant bond formed and co… --- ## [The Thoughts of Max Keilson](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/the-thoughts-of-max-keilson/54)
**Author:** [@sam\_hearne](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/u/sam_hearne)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 3:06am UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/the-thoughts-of-max-keilson/54 "2018-09-05T03:06:58Z")
Today, I read a some thoughts that Ryan Caldbeck, founder of CircleUp, shared on Twitter. CircleUp is an amazing financial platform that has democratized finance. It’s the kind of idea that I see, and think “Wow, that … --- ## [The Men's Health Arkive Matters](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/the-mens-health-arkive-matters/16)
**Author:** [@adchandler90](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/u/adchandler90)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 2:50am UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/the-mens-health-arkive-matters/16 "2018-09-05T02:50:06Z")
Ironically enough, as Jake Fishman and his co founder have put the Men’s Health Arkive into action, we happened to cross paths a baseball training facility. I was intrigued as to what they are looking to accomplish with … --- ## [Get The Help You Need](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/get-the-help-you-need/27)
**Author:** [@MrAnonymous](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/u/MrAnonymous)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2018, 12:09am UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/get-the-help-you-need/27 "2018-07-01T00:09:43Z")
As a college student, addiction doesn’t seem to be a prevalent issue. Substance abuse can be common, but usually gets shrugged off with the excuse that “its just college. Everyone does it.” I know I’ve certainly used … --- ## [The Stigma Behind Being a Man’s Man](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/the-stigma-behind-being-a-man-s-man/41)
**Author:** [@sam\_hearne](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/u/sam_hearne)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2018, 4:00am UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/the-stigma-behind-being-a-man-s-man/41 "2018-05-06T04:00:00Z")
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