Rand Floyd was born in 1972 at Bethesda Naval Hospital and spent his early childhood in San Diego before moving to Reston, Virginia, where he was raised. The son of a U.S. Navy officer and a schoolteacher-turned-entrepreneur, Floyd grew up in a household grounded in service, discipline, and ambition.He earned undergraduate degrees in biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, and biology from Durham University, where he also completed medical school. Following a one-year inter...

Dr. Rand Floyd was born in 1972 at Bethesda Naval Hospital and spent his early childhood in San Diego before moving to Reston, Virginia, where he was raised. The son of a U.S. Navy officer and a schoolteacher-turned-entrepreneur, Floyd grew up in a household grounded in service, discipline, and ambition.He earned undergraduate degrees in biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, and biology from Durham University, where he also completed medical school. Following a one-year i...

I should be dead—many times over. Dr. Rand Floyd seemed to have it all: a distinguished career as a neuroradiologist, a family, and the confidence that comes from a life built by rules and achievement. Then COVID arrived, and with it an anxiety that quietly dismantled the life he’d constructed. In this raw, unvarnished memoir, Dr. Floyd takes readers inside the small panic triggers, the intrusive thoughts, and the desperate moments when suicide felt like the only answer. More than a person...

My Mental Health Story by Dr. Rand Floyd has achieved a remarkable milestone, ranking among the Top 100 Bestsellers in three Amazon categories.#13 Best Seller ★ in Trauma Psychology eBooks (February 11, 2026).#61 Best Seller ★ in Trauma Psychology (Books) (February 11, 2026).#63 Best Seller ★ in Depression (Kindle Store) (February 11, 2026).Dr. Rand Floyd wa...

Dr. Rand Floyd was born in 1972 at Bethesda Naval Hospital and spent his early childhood in San Diego before moving to Reston, Virginia, where he was raised. The son of a U.S. Navy officer and a schoolteacher-turned-entrepreneur, Floyd grew up in a household grounded in service, discipline, and ambition. He earned undergraduate degrees in biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, and biology from Durham University, where he also completed medical school. Following a one-year internsh...

Dr. Rand Floyd was born in 1972 at Bethesda Naval Hospital and spent his early childhood in San Diego before moving to Reston, Virginia, where he was raised. The son of a U.S. Navy officer and a schoolteacher-turned-entrepreneur, Floyd grew up in a household grounded in service, discipline, and ambition. He earned undergraduate degrees in biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, and biology from Durham University, where he also completed medical school. Following a one-year internsh...

Dr. Rand Floyd was born in 1972 at Bethesda Naval Hospital and spent his early childhood in San Diego before moving to Reston, Virginia, where he was raised. The son of a U.S. Navy officer and a schoolteacher-turned-entrepreneur, Floyd grew up in a household grounded in service, discipline, and ambition.He earned undergraduate degrees in biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, and biology from Durham University, where he also completed medical school. Following a one-year i...