Where to Start?

Originally posted on May 23rd 2019.

It's long story, but a life changing one. And a worth while journey.

It's nice to meet you! Thanks for stopping by. Let me introduce myself first:

I'm Danni. A 26 year old female, working for an awesome AAA gaming studio and living in the UK.

But I'm going to jump right in.

I'm here to share with you my story about my own mental health (MH) struggles and what I have learnt from living with MH. I aim to share how I am coping with an anxiety disorder, how I've struggled and how I am recovering.

So why a blog?

Something I've thought about for a while, is writing out what happened in my experience. Throughout the whole experience, and particularly in my recovery, I started to write my thoughts and feelings out in a notebook. I didn't plan to go anywhere with it, just writing. Writing has been and is something that I continue to do daily as this is a brilliant coping mechanism. I will come to talk about coping mechanisms in the struggles I've had throughout my posts, and I will also share other areas I've found to cope such as; medication, counselling, whats thoughts I've had and the real feelings etc.

There is so much to cover, and mental health is so broad. I can't speak for everyone, but I can share my experience to hopefully help others who may be (or may not, this is for anyone) going through something similar, to understand.

I am passionate about sharing my knowledge on the subject, and as we all know, MH is something that isn't talked about enough.

This blog is not only for myself, but a chance to share the real and raw feelings you experience when we have these life changing experiences.

This story isn't just about the low parts, not just about hitting rock bottom, but how I found the strength to climb out.

Over the next blog posts (as there is so much I would like to cover) I will be sharing my life changing experience with you, covering all areas of my own mental health.

I hope you enjoy reading this, and I look forward to seeing you again.

Danni