The reason I started this blog was to hopefully inform and educate about what it's like to be a regular person dealing with mental illness on a day to day basis. I felt so devastated by the suicide of Robin Williams, as a fan and as a person, that I felt compelled to do it when I was asked "but he had all the money and a family and a successful career. What did he have to be depressed about?"
That was from someone that has been by my side and seen me through all of my worst times. That's when it really struck home that this illness is still phenomenally misunderstood.
So I'm opening up the floor to you, dear readers. What is it that you want to know? I'm absolutely fine with questions about my personal circumstances. That's pretty much what this blog is about anyway!
But things like support for loved ones, medication, legal rights, work absence, emotional and physical symptoms, dealing with GP's, counselling, basically anything and everything.
Obviously I'm not a trained professional but I can definitely point you in the right direction should you want more information. If you're worried or curious or you want to know why I share all this stuff then this is the place to be!
You can leave questions in the comments on FaceBook if you're comfortable being public about it or pm me if you're not. I shall try to get back to you asap, although please bear in mind that I have times where I need to be quiet and it may take a couple of hours or so. :)
If you choose to pm me then PLEASE be assured that all that you say will be held in the strictest confidence. I do not take that lightly in the slightest and I want you guys to feel safe about that. It takes immense courage to open up about personal issues and I absolutely respect that having been through it myself.
If you feel that you or someone close to you is in immediate danger then please refer to www.mind.org for emergency help.
The floor is yours.....
Love, Anxiety Girl xoxo
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