Hi! My Name is Garrick! I was recently Diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Though, my relationship with both is everything but recent. I have been struggling with Suicidal Thoughts, Self-Shame, Self-Harm, and a dynamic range of other symptoms since I was 14 years old. Recently I had a crisis moment, and decided in an effort to keep my family from experiencing the pain of me taking my own life that I would seek treatment. After 3 weeks of a combination of inpatient care at a hospital, and outpatient intensive therapy, and medication, I am looking at life through a new lens, and I want to share my struggles and insight for a couple reasons:
1. I want to hold myself accountable for the thought processes I learned in therapy, and use this as a journal to show my therapist how I am doing in processing my emotions.
2. I want to inspire someone, just one person is enough for me, to seek professional help, because mood disorders are diseases and they should be treated as such.
Thank you if you are reading, and if you aren’t, that’s fine too.
I am not a licensed therapist, nor do I claim to be, if you are in a crisis or are having suicidal thoughts, please, seek help immediately or call the:
Disaster Distress Helpline: 1-800-985-5990
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
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