I don't want to write a long old boring ramble about the in's and out's of my life, but a quick summary to show others that moving on and recovery really is possible!
I've had multiple traumas in my childhood, self harmed frequently from 12 - 18, diagnosis of depression and anxiety (though as I've grown older I've realised that I actually have quite a few BPD traits though have not sought an official diagnosis for a few reasons).
Luckily, I have avoided any admissions to psychiatric wards (though had plenty of trips to A&E!) because I've always been pretty good at 'faking' being well and saying yes/no to all of the right questions, no one in my family really understood mental illness so I knew to conceal that side of me as much as possible.
Anyway - I went to college, dropped out because of stress and a pretty severe depressive episode, but managed to scrape myself back up off the floor to go back to college the following year. I then went on to university and got a 2:1 BSc degree.... And am now a psychiatric nurse, since 2011!
Recovery isn't easy, I still don't feel 100% 'recovered', but it IS possible to begin that road to recovery! :)
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