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This is my first non-intro, non-I've read the books, post.
Bottom Line Up Front: My childhood (birth to 18) was an absolute horror. I lived this dichotomy, where I grew up in small town farm country in the midwest, where everybody knew everybody (and their business), yet I, and my family, ostensibly lived a secret, hellish existence. In short, my father was very mentally ill, had some fairly bad brain damage, and was in a toxic marriage with my mother--combined they unleashed a state of hell in our house that exploded when I had barely become a teenager, and I saw and dealt with things that no kid should ever have to fathom. I had A LOT of traumatic stress (only realized that's what it was once I was an adult) as a result, and it really messed me up. Became suicidal a few times, caused a lot of social/emotional/relationship problems for me.
BUT, I overcame all that darkness and doing my best to make the best I can out of it. The thought came to me: my story is not only (in my opinion) fairly captivating, but also provides an example for the increasingly large number of young people today who think they are better off dead. I'm a veteran, I'm a former law enforcement officer, and I think my story may help out people across communities or categories, who are dealing with something similar.
My rough plan it this: start writing every day. Turn it into an e-book. Sell it on Gumroad, Amazon, and any other suitable sites. Since my parents are still alive, and I don't want to openly implicate my siblings or distant family, I'll write under a pseudonym and modify names and places.
Here is my question: Is this a viable plan? Certainly there is a financial component that I think may be solid, but I'm more excited about the prospect of helping other people by my story and example. Should I proceed with this? Or should I shelve this for a later time and focus on something more tanglible?
Thanks!
Bottom Line Up Front: My childhood (birth to 18) was an absolute horror. I lived this dichotomy, where I grew up in small town farm country in the midwest, where everybody knew everybody (and their business), yet I, and my family, ostensibly lived a secret, hellish existence. In short, my father was very mentally ill, had some fairly bad brain damage, and was in a toxic marriage with my mother--combined they unleashed a state of hell in our house that exploded when I had barely become a teenager, and I saw and dealt with things that no kid should ever have to fathom. I had A LOT of traumatic stress (only realized that's what it was once I was an adult) as a result, and it really messed me up. Became suicidal a few times, caused a lot of social/emotional/relationship problems for me.
BUT, I overcame all that darkness and doing my best to make the best I can out of it. The thought came to me: my story is not only (in my opinion) fairly captivating, but also provides an example for the increasingly large number of young people today who think they are better off dead. I'm a veteran, I'm a former law enforcement officer, and I think my story may help out people across communities or categories, who are dealing with something similar.
My rough plan it this: start writing every day. Turn it into an e-book. Sell it on Gumroad, Amazon, and any other suitable sites. Since my parents are still alive, and I don't want to openly implicate my siblings or distant family, I'll write under a pseudonym and modify names and places.
Here is my question: Is this a viable plan? Certainly there is a financial component that I think may be solid, but I'm more excited about the prospect of helping other people by my story and example. Should I proceed with this? Or should I shelve this for a later time and focus on something more tanglible?
Thanks!
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