The Degrees on the Wall

The Degrees on the Wall

For years, I searched for the one who would save me. As a combat veteran with PTSD, I’ve lived through decades of anxiety, panic attacks, and nightmares. I’ve cycled through therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, EMDR specialists, CBT experts, trauma consultants. I’ve sat on dozens of couches—leather, fabric, minimalist Scandinavian design. Always chasing the same thing: relief. Hope. The tiniest crack of light. Each time, I walked into the o…