I saw my therapist on Tuesday. She told me that she “didn’t need to worry” about me at this point, that I was doing pretty well. Yes, I have a lot of times where I feel down, but things are on the upswing, currently. It has been a difficult road, but I have managed to keep moving, forward.
I think that I am able to keep going on, because of several factors. I have a good amount of emotional support around me from doctors, therapists, family and friends. I am learning to steer the direction of my own life, by doing things like working where I want to work, doing volunteer work, attending a center for adults with Mental Illness, creating this blog, and doing things that please me. I am starting to ponder going back to college or taking an art class.
My therapist also told me that considering that I have a serious mental illness, I do remarkably well in life. I think that I am starting to believe her.
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This is very joyful news. I am so proud of your progress, I feel your involvement with NAMI and the hope center is extremely positive and helping you progress and reach out to the world.
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I’m Christine
My name is Christine and I am almost 45 years old. This is my very first blog. I am writing because I feel like I am living in a closet. But I am not gay, I am mentally ill, I have Schizoaffective Disorder. I also have PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder). Not many people know this about me. I have been fearful of “coming out”, because, frankly, the human population has not always been kind to people with mental illness. But isn’t it time that we come to accept all of our bothers & sisters, regardless of their differences?
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