My Mental Health Journey

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

Hey all, buckle up because so much happened on day five. It's an emotional day to look back on. But so many beautiful things started happening in my head on this day. Progress looks different for everyone, this day I realized I could cry again. As always these entries can be hard to read, but I have faith that someone out there is finding them helpful. Again I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for reading. Here's day five. Day five: I barely slept last night, and if

Hello everyone and welcome to day four. Today i'm going to let this entry speak for itself. I've always had control issues and day four in hospital I started to figure out why. Thank you to those who keep reading these, I find it so healing to share this part of my life. You all matter so much to me. Here goes nothing... Day Four: I slept okay last night, I woke up around 4am but was able to fall back to sleep. I woke up with a lot of anxiety around the things I can't contro

I'm going to start this next post with a warning, this journal entry contains talk about child loss. While it can be a really heavy topic, it's still part of my journey and something that was on my heart while writing. I want to try to keep this blog as authentic and real as possible. So if these topics are triggering for you I understand and I thank you for the support non the less. So without further ado, welcome to day three. Day three: I slept horrible last night, these