tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627535531432337588.post823690583123630614..comments2024-03-28T18:56:35.608+00:00Comments on Cathy Cassidy: Dreamcatcher : LAURA: I DIDN'T THINK I HAD A FUTUREcathy cassidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13822936830624272677noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627535531432337588.post-6658813257531670752016-07-22T15:50:08.958+01:002016-07-22T15:50:08.958+01:00I have a schizotypal personality trait which manif...I have a schizotypal personality trait which manifests itself as depression and anxiety which feed off each other, like a circle. It's quite hard to break out of, but the key is acceptance and finding a coping strategy that works for you. <br /><br />Laura is right when she says that she has all the time in the world to try to be happy with herself. Just like with any other illness, time is the best healer for depression. The future may feel so very far away when you are depressed, but you have to learn to be patient, to accept yourself, and to ask for help when you need it.<br /><br />I was diagnosed three years ago, and it's taken me up until now to accept that I'm not going to be the exact same person I was before I was diagnosed. Writing was my coping strategy and my vent, and reading back over what I had previously written was how I was able to negotiate the change and start to accept who I now was. <br /><br />Just because you have an illness which shapes your life, it does not mean it is the end of your world.<br /><br />Gem xGemma McCarroll-Larenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16114176082509051375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627535531432337588.post-598448231332069382016-07-17T12:46:51.990+01:002016-07-17T12:46:51.990+01:00She is amazing and so inspirational. I have strugg...She is amazing and so inspirational. I have struggled ,and still do with depression and mental health too and I have CAMHS and the home education programme like this girl too, I didn't know anyone else who had that! I'm so fortunate for the help too anD I agree everything that has happened has shaped me so I wouldn't change it even if it's really bad! I hope I can go ton o college and get through it like she has. her art is amazing too :) lyricalwren https://www.blogger.com/profile/12630691223992227997noreply@blogger.com