The Echo Chamber: Voices Beyond My Own

There are times when the silence is the loudest sound. A ringing in your ears that isn’t really there, but it fills your head with every doubt, every fear, every echo of pain. For years, I chased that silence, hoping it would bring peace. Instead, it brought an emptiness, a hollowness that swallowed me…

A story from an Anonymous Psychiatrist who doesn’t want his/her identity published…. I have spent the last fifteen years sitting across from brilliant, kind, and terrified adults who hear whispers in an empty room. In my practice, schizophrenia is often the most misunderstood diagnosis. The media paints it as dangerous or chaotic. But the…

Disclaimer: I am a writer and a digital strategist, not a doctor. If you are in immediate danger, please contact your local emergency services or the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) Crisis Hotline in the Philippines at 1553. The armor feels heavy today, doesn’t it? We aren’t talking about “feeling blue” or having…

Let’s cut the polite conversation. Addiction isn’t a “bad habit.” It’s a parasite. It’s a vampire that drains your creativity, your fire, and your ability to feel anything real, replacing it all with a gray, numbing static. If you are reading this, you probably feel like you’ve lost the script to your own life.…

That feeling. You know it. It starts as a whisper of dread, and then, suddenly, the volume gets cranked to max. Your chest tightens like a vice. The air turns to sand. Your mind scrambles, convinced you’re either dying or going completely mad. It’s an ambush, a brutal attack where the enemy is invisible…

If you clicked this, you’re probably running on fumes. I know that crushing, silent weight. You feel exhausted, not from a marathon, but from the invisible war that plays out behind your eyes every single day. You look fine on the outside—maybe you even look intimidating. But underneath the facade, the anxiety is tightening…

Scott Weiland was arguably one of the most dynamic frontmen of the 1990s. From the megaphone-wielding power of Stone Temple Pilots (STP) to the supergroup energy of Velvet Revolver, Weiland defined a generation of rock. However, behind the multi-platinum albums and Grammy awards lay a complex battle with health issues and addiction that eventually…

They say you can’t save someone who doesn’t want to be saved. In my mind, I want to save Layne. In the early 90s, or even if you were just a kid in your bedroom staring at the ceiling with Dirt spinning in your Discman, you felt it. That voice. It wasn’t just singing;…

We knew. That’s the part that haunts you, isn’t it? Even now, all these years later. We, who were there from the beginning, we knew. As a big Nirvana Fan, I idolized Kurt Cobain, I’ve seen stars born, and I’ve seen them burn out. But this was different. This wasn’t a rise; it was…

We still feel the static. That hollow space where a voice—a roar—used to be. For so many of us who walk the shadowed side of the street, who found our reflection in the minor keys, Chester Bennington was more than just a singer. He was a translator. He was the guy who could step…

I am the GothKnight. This is my abyss, and yours—a haven for the thoughts we are told to hide. Today, I want to walk with you through a story, a mirror that reflects a pain many of us know in our very bones. The story of Chris Cornell. We knew his voice. It was…