Hi, I'm Beckie and I'm new to the forum.
I have Bipolar and Anxiety and I was diagnosed with these conditions when I was fourteen (I'm turning thirty this year).
I joined this forum because even though I am quite well today, there are still days when I am not so well and I still have days where I need to reach out and know that I am not alone.
Even though I was not well last week, I still have a little bit of recovery to share and I hope that I can be a "butterfly of hope" to others when I am well such as today.
Today, I am trying to do as much self care as I can before I go back to work (work can be extremely stressful) so today is just a chill out day for me. I have found that it is important to have "self care days" if you can manage to have them.
I've just come out of a crisis recently, (I won't go into detail) and I am so grateful that I had people surrounding me during that time. However I am also aware that there are others out there who are in crisis right now and don't necessarily have people surrounding them. This worries me a little bit, and I hope people in those situations have the awareness to reach out.
I know it can be hard sometimes, to reach out. But I think it's really important that we know how to reach out when we are feeling isolated and alone because I know that we are never truly alone. We can always ask for help, and go through the right avenues to get help for ourselves.
I think that's enough from me for now.
Wishing you all the best in your mental health recovery.
