EmontionalAbuse

I’ve been struggling lately because I want to be able to talk to people about some things I went through a long time ago. I want to be able to offer support and be supported. I want to make a difference in mental health advocacy and disability advocacy. I’m usually fairly open about my health situation but there are a few things I still can’t get myself to talk about much. I feel like I’m doing a disservice to myself and others by not being able to talk openly about my suicide attempts when I was 11, about 17 years ago, my 9 years of self harm starting that same year, the emotionally and verbally abusive relationship I was in when I was 19, and the episodes of psychosis I had in my early 20s that put me in the hospital and were being caused by medication I was given after a misdiagnosis. I’ve gone through a lot of therapy and feel like I’m past those events. I’ve accepted what happened and I’ve come to see them as a part of my story that I learned from. They taught me how to be a better person and that I possess a strength I never knew I had. It’s not that I don’t try to talk about them, I do. But it’s like, when I open my mouth the words won’t come out. How do you guys get past that stage when you want so badly to comfort, help, and advocate for others and yourself? #CheckInWithMe #Advocacy #imnotok #imnotalwaysstrongenough #MentalHealth #SuicideAttempt #Suicide #EmontionalAbuse #Psychosis