Photo: SuppliedThe number of Canterbury children suffering from mental health problems has sky rocketed since the Christchurch earthquakes. But I loved all the cute things Mum would do, like writing quotes on band aids and sticking them on my stuffed toys; reminding me of how brave I was. Diagnosed with PTSD and anxiety disorder, I was put on the antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac) for 18 months. The earthquakes and PTSD had masked what had been orchestrating more fear in the background. I would need to do specific things, things in threes or fives or simply until I felt like I was secure enough to stop.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 22, 2019 02:37 UTC