What is this?

   This first post is going to be about this blog i.e what is this?

-What is this about?
     This blog is about mental health I am going to write and share my own personal journey as I learn about my diagnoses including post-traumatic stress disorder aka PTSD (a big one for a lot of people) major depression disorder, generalized anxiety disorder aka GAD, and various addictions. But just to get one thing straight I am not a doctor or physician of any kind I am only a sufferer of mental illness. I nor anyone else will have every answer to every disorder even if I have the same exact one as you, you can still have different feelings and symptoms. There is nothing wrong with that or you.

-Why would I put something so personal on the internet?
    Often times with many different disorders we feel alone, we feel misunderstood, we feel like we are fighting a losing battle without any help. If I only ever helped one person not feel alone it, if I could help one person seek help when they need it. That alone would be reason enough to write this.

 -Who am I writing this for? 
      First: And this is very important. no matter what I write or where I choose to display it. I write for myself. I write to make sense of the world to put my thoughts in order and to learn about myself. I often find I have not written what I have set out to write and this means there is something in me longing to get out. Believe me if you need to let something out, it is going to come out weather you like it or not.
    Secondly: I am writing this blog for people who feel alone in their struggle and maybe I even hope to offer an incite into the world of mental illness for those with a loved one who struggles with something similar or the same. I would like to offer to those who are actively seeking help with mental illness all the information I know one the matter. I would like to be a blog for someone who refuses help to change their mind and reach out; or even just be the deciding factor for someone who is not sure how or if they should try to reach out.

     Thank you in advance to anyone who chooses to read this and I also apologize in advance if I ever take way way to long to post again.
  
       -may peace and wellness be with you
               A.E.W