Your Anxiety Might Not Be A Mental Disorder
I was diagnosed with ADHD in the first grade and depression at the age of 8. I was a heavily medicated kid. I developed crippling anxiety by the time I was 13. I couldn't go out with friends. I couldn't call anyone or talk on the phone. I couldn't make new friends unless my already friends introduced me to someone. I couldn't do anything alone. My mom was always at my side. I would go to school and sleep all day. I had assignments piling up and my grades were pathetic. I would go home and sleep some more. When I wasn't sleeping, I was wishing I would die. I started cutting and burning myself. I started fucking around with sleeping pills and cold medicine. I tried to kill myself several times.
Now I am 22 and I have a job I enjoy, I have boyfriend I hope to marry, and I do everything on my own without a problem. I still have trouble reaching out to people and making friends, but I'm working on it.
Turns out my mental disorders weren't disorders at all, just symptoms of bigger health problems. I have been able to overcome these obstacles by removing gluten and dairy from my diet, focusing on stress relief and getting good sleep, and medicating with cannabis instead of prescription drugs. I'm still on my healing journey.
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