Working towards recuperation

Hi guys. I have been going through my mental issues for the last 3 years. I started a blog around the second year of suffering from my mental issues. Keeping a personal blog honestly helped me a bit when I was extremely anxious and didn't know what to do. It's the thought of sharing with others, when I don't want to share with others on a personal level. It lets me share anonymously. Unfortunately, I forgot to pay hosting for the year, and everything was deleted permanently. I recently started a blog again, and document my day-to-day struggles and thoughts that I go through due to my mental illness. This is strictly a personal blog, for the purpose of self-therapy in my life. I hope that this blog can also help others relate, or simply shed a different point-of-view in the full spectrum of mental health. Unfortunately I cannot post my blog's link yet since I only have 4 posts on here. I will post it when I reach the right post count.

I plan to be on this site more often. I really just want to get my head sorted out and in someway, shape, or form, overcome my mental illness. I understand that there are some people that believe that sometime's there is no cure or sometimes even treatment for mental illness, but if we believe this, then in what direction are we headed. Even though sometimes I feel like I have no hope, once in a while I do see a little bit of it, and it's the reason for still having at least a small reason to live. That being said, I hope such hope can grow and grow as I grow older and age, instead of decrease. I have been in the bottom for the last 3 years, and the pain is just as intense now as when it had started, so it can't get worse, even though the persistence of it can be discouraging. Anyways, I hope that everyone that is part of this site is improving in their mental health and life.

Hi! I'm so glad you're here and have shared a part of your story. I'm looking forward to reading your blog. You have only 1 more post to go before you've reached the minimum to post your link, as far as I know.



I'm 56 years old and one of the primary issues I'm working with is aging with a mental illness.


If you want to share them, I'm curious to know what type(s) of mental health challenges you're living with?

Well I've only been officially diagnosed in writing with Major Depressive Disorder and Agoraphobia (regarding ton only anxiety). But the real core of my mental health issue cores from something more like OCD/Psychosis. It's honestly been hard for most therapists and myself to really diagnose what my issue is. It sounds a bit cliche but it's kind of a long explanation. I think it stems from PTSD and religious OCD. The reason it's so intense is it foes through my mind from the moment I wake up, to the moment I go to bed. I had to leave school because I couldn't concentrate enough. I feel like being able to work a full time job right now is a great achievement for me where I'm currently at. I honestly do want to get better and be able to return to school when I do so. I genuinely like school and want to study civil engineering. Anyways, back to my mental health issue, I would guess I can best explain it in my blog . . . . It's just I wrote about it in depth there and if you actually hear me out on all the details, it makes more sense. It's kind of a weird issue.