Invisible Storm: A Soldier's Memoir of Politics and PTSD – The Brutally Honest New York Times Bestseller About Depression, Suicidal Crisis, and Choosing Healing

by Jason Kander

He looked skeptical, or maybe he was suppressing a chuckle. “Who told you that you could run for president?” At that point, I went from feeling mortified that everyone else had recognized me here to feeling irritated that this guy didn’t believe me. “I don’t know what to tell you, man,” I said. “I mean, I spent an hour and a half talking it over one-on-one with Obama in his office, and he seemed to think it was a pretty good idea.” The doctor sat back in his chair. “Barack Obama told you that you could run for president?” He tapped his notebook a couple of times with his pen, then pursed his lips. “So how often would you say you hear voices?”