About this fundraiser

My name is Charles Hendrickson and I'm trying to raise money to pay for psychiatric help. I've got PTSD from witnessing my best friend shoot himself in the head before I could get to him to stop it, as well as the time I spent incarcerated. I was in there because of theft. Prison time changed me dramatically. I was convicted in 2011 and released in February of 2014. I just hit my 10 year mark since I was released. I definitely was reformed. I've never committed another crime since, and most certainly never will again. It's been almost 15 years since I committed the crime. During my time in there, I went through some of the most disturbing and traumatic things you could imagine. I won't go into detail about that. But for the last 10 years, I've not been able to sleep much. I awake from nightmares sweating 3 to 4 days a week. Panic attacks come fairly often which affects my work in construction. If I'm watching tv, I'll hear a word every now and then which reminds me of what I went through. I have a hard time in public. I always try to keep my back to the wall, because I was attacked from behind a lot in there. My only proof to you that I will never break the law again, I would never steal money to pay for this. Which is why I'm here. It's been 10 years of fear and anxiety and I just can't take it anymore. I need help. I've put it off for 10 years because I can't afford psychiatric help. But now I'm desperate to see someone about this. At most, I get 4 hours of sleep every night and it has worn me down. I just can't afford help. I live alone and I have no one to share this with to gain awareness 

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Charles Hendrickson

Milton, FL, USA

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