Welcome to the journey through my life of mental health. My name is Stephanie and I wanted to introduce myself and talk about where my journey started. So, when I was 18 years old, so 10 years ago, I was struggling really bad with self worth, depression, anxiety, and some suicidal thoughts. Now I grew up in a family where they had a high standard of what their kids should be like, and I can tell you it wasn’t having a kid who had a mental illness, that’s for sure. To cut that story a little shorter, I was diagnosed at 18 with Major Depressive Disorder and I was scared. How was I going to tell my parents? How was I going to explain to them how I was feeling? What would they think? I can tell you I remember the day like it was yesterday. I sat in my car and cried because I didn’t know what to do. I was put on Celexa for the next 5 years of my life to help manage my depression and I will say it worked okay. Now at 28 I have been on 5 different medications for my depression. Here we are, and I plan to tell you guys different points in my life, experiences I’ve had and many more to maybe help you, help a friend or I can be honest here, it helps me. Until next time, stay sane ❤️