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Trying to get better

I have 2, maybe more versions of me that people see. There's the person that has overcome multiple brain surgeries and seizures and is trying to fight through speech impairment, memory, headaches and depression. That person acts as though everything is so much better and she's doing great. That person wants everyone around her to be happy and not worry about her, so she doesn't share what she really thinks.
Then there's the person that is anxious and sad that even though she's doing better she isn't where she used to be, before the seizures got bad again. That person also fights the memories from ptsd, the pain from the headaches, struggles with communication and feels worthless. She has suicidal ideation and every day comes up with a reason to stay alive. That person fights every day to be here and keep going.
I have been honest with my therapist about both. Maybe too honest, maybe i shouldn't have ever told her. I'm not sure she truly believes me (like the kid who called wolf). She asked me if I want to get better. I automatically said yes, because I truly do. Otherwise I wouldn't have this list of reasons to live every day. I wouldn't be seeing specialists and speech therapists, and general therapists. I automatically said yes, but the more I've thought about it the angrier I've become. Why would she even ask me that? Is that normal to ask? I'm very open with her, shouldn't that show how much I want to get better?
I'm not sure what to say to her at my next appointment because maybe I'm misunderstanding why she asked.
#Depression #Anxiety #Epilepsy #SuicidalIdeation #MentalHealth #CommunicationDisorders

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What are we celebrating?! (MARCH)

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March 3: World Birth Defects Day
March 3: World Hearing Day
March 4: HPV Awareness Day
March 4: World Obesity Day
March 5: Dissociative Identity Disorder Awareness Day
March 7: National Hospitalist Day
March 10: National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
March 10-16: Patient Safety Awareness Week
March 10-16: Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week
March 10-16: Sleep Awareness Week
March 11-17: Brain Awareness Week
March 14: World Kidney Day
March 15: World Sleep Day
March 17-23: National Poison Prevention Week
March 18-24: National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week
March 20: National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
March 20: World Oral Health Day
March 21: World Down Syndrome Day
March 24: World Tuberculosis Day
March 26: Epilepsy Awareness – Purple Day
March 26: American Diabetes Alert Day
March 30: National Doctors’ Day
March 30: World Bipolar Day
March 17: Saint Patrick’s Day
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I’m new here!

Hi, my name is LauraWhitener. I’m a mom of 2 and a wife. we are a neurospicy family- all of us have adhd and anxiety and my elders r daughter and I struggle with depression and fibromyalgia. My husband has an immune deficiency and my youngest daughter has epilepsy. It’s a lot. I’m here to find support.

#MightyTogether #Anxiety #Depression #Migraine #Fibromyalgia #ADHD

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I'm new here!

Hi, my name is EMTkaty. I've been diagnosed with ADHD, Anxiety, Depression (likely some complex PTSD as well), and Migraines. Currently, I am researching the possible (self or official) diagnosis of an Autism Spectrum Disorder. I have also suffered the loss of a (bonus) child (age 10) who had Autism and Epilepsy and deal with an immense amount of grief from that loss. I have worked the last 11 years as a pre-hospital care provider as an AEMT, and now training as a Firefighter.

#MightyTogether #Anxiety #Depression #ADHD #Migraine #Grief

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