hi! i love your story, and a big kudos to the note you left at the end of one of the more recent chapters. it takes a lot of courage to open up about such personal struggles, and you should take pride in fighting for your health and finding you again. i was wondering if it would be too insensitive to ask questions about it? maybe how you’re finding recovery and where you are now compared to where you were pre-treatment? if not, that’s completely okay of course! i just think it’s amazing how you came up with such a beautifully written story despite how much you were struggling then.
— a very proud reader (☺️❤️)
hey!! thank you for all your support, that’s incredibly kind of you :) and you know what, fire the questions way. obviously please be sure to be careful, as there’s a lot im not comfortable sharing — dms are always open to check first and i’ll be happy to answer them on my blog, i’d love to raise awareness and maybe hopefully inspire anyone struggling the way that i was — still am, just nowhere near as much ( :) )
for the question you asked about where i am — doing a lot better! my treatment team were absolutely incredible and the group of people i lived with were some of the strongest people i’ve ever met. i love them and i’ll miss them — collectively everyone there helped me to where i am right now. i was residential for 4 months and changed a lot while i was there—physically and mentally (lol) so i have a lot to work on in some ways and far less in others. all around, i’ve been finding myself and my spark that was gone for so many years all over again and i have the energy to live. it’s amazing.
i’ve had my ups and downs and will have many more, but i’ve found my passion for writing again and for that, i will choose recovery over and over every day, until it’s no longer a battle. until it’s my life.
i’m fighting to reach that point. i’ll get there—and anyone going through the same thing will too. i promise. <3