My Mental Health Journey

I fear I may have been living a lie. Trying to do so much so soon after my first time in the ward. Guess what? I just got back out. Life came too much too fast and the plan in my head became a terrifying reality. Too many triggers I didn't know I was going to have all seemed to happen all at once. And I had to go back. Things I thought I was ready to handle, were actually so far out of my grasp. So here's an honest story for you all. Buckle up, grab a snack, and please be kin

Hey everyone and welcome to my last day on the ward. It's a very short entry but I promise I have more written. I can't wait to share it all with you in the upcoming days. So sit back and enjoy this very short blog about my last day in hospital. Day Nine: Today might be D-day. What a strange feeling. I don't have much to say today, I feel like everything the last nine days has been leading up to this moment. I've had my beginning here, my middle with the exciting indecent, a

Hey everyone and welcome to day eight. Sorry it's a little late, life happened and I had to press the pause button on these blogs. I've been working towards something every exited but I'll share that in another blog post. Without further ado, here's day eight. Day Eight: I slept like the dead last night, but I didn't wake up feeling like sunshine. I feel uneasy, that delicate space between happy and sad. I feel very fragile today like one thing might make me break. Maybe it'

Welcome to day seven, I did a lot of reflection on this day. We're so close to the end of my stay, so thank you for being here. I'll forever be thankful for the amount of support this blog has gotten. My story is just one of many out there, I'm happy I'm here to share it. Day seven: One whole week on the unit. Time has flown by, but at the same time feels at a standstill. I miss home, but I know I'm in the right place. My mood seems brighter today, almost like sunshine on a

Welcome to day six of my journaling from my days in hospital. This day I saw a lot of breakthroughs. This day was one of the first happy days I had in the ward. That doesn't mean it was all sunshine and rainbows. Buckle up and get ready, here's day six... Day six: Last night sleep wouldn't come, it was very loud on the unit. The sleep that did come felt restful and full of hope. Last night couldn't have gone better. Visit after visit, the out pour of love and admiration peop