Hi Faithh, I love this topic!
Everyone's stories are so wonderful and prove the power conquering an illness can give you to face any challenge, including its return. Determination is often half the battle when you're essentially fighting your own head...
My last big bounce back happened in 2014 after 2 years of trialling drug after multiple drug combinations, without a break, to find anything to treat a really severe bout of treatment resistant depression.
Long story short I was taken off all medication, put on one antidepressant, and waited for it to work.
Nine months later I woke up feeling like something was missing. I remember feeling light with no pressure around my head, then as I swung out of bed I realised the depression had gone. Completely and utterly. It was amazing.
After that I gave myself six months to adapt to side effects, physical issues etc, but as soon as the year ended I was enrolled in a Masters degree, got top marks, got a terrible job, then a great job one, got my drivers license, new friends and a life ahead.
Unfortunately I lost a job recently due to anxiety/physical issues, I am still socially quite isolated and living the single life, but now I know I have the patience and the clarity to tackle those issues with help I asked for myself.
I am depression free so life's little blips are now just that - part of a greater, good, whole.
(Feel like breaking into some Queen...Don't Stop Me Now...)
