A year difference...
**TW - SELF HARM** Isn’t it crazy how much can change in a year... This time last year I was being referred to a psychiatrist and was probably at one of my lowest points, I didn’t see a point to life and I was self-harming regularly. At this point last year was when I was put onto medication and was told counselling would be the best way forward for me. Months passed and the medication started to work, I was going through counselling and I actually started to see a future for myself. The counselling was helping me understand my thoughts and feelings a lot more and it helped me identify triggers, which was a huge step for me. Fast forward to now, a year on, although I’m not fully ‘recovered’ I am a much more confident person. The only professional I am now under is a mental health nurse, but I will be discharged in 2 weeks and will be put onto the waiting list for CBT! Yay! Therapy and medication has worked for me, I still have bad days like everyone e...