Hey!
So, if you have found your way to this blog then you perhaps already know who I am, but if not, I’m Lori and welcome to my blog!
The first thing I will say is please bare with me as I get into the flow of managing my blog. I’m still getting to grips with using WordPress again, and also figuring out my ‘voice’ so to speak and the best layout for my blog.
A little about me: I am 26, currently working and studying English at university, and I have anxiety and depression. Anxiety is something I have suffered with almost my entire life but my depression has developed over the last few years. At the time of setting up this blog I am at a delicate stage of my recovery from my extended depressive episode but I am hopeful of a continued steady recovery. This means though that this blog will be comprised of both positive stories and some harder posts which will attempt to explore the more difficult topics in a bid to help both myself and others understand and learn from them.
Why I am doing this blog
There are various reasons for me starting this blog. As I mentioned, I am hoping that my posts can provide a way to help understand the conditions that I suffer with, both for myself and for others; this blog is to help me as much as it is to help others. Along with the hope of forming a better understanding, I am working towards the bigger goal of eliminating stigma. I believe that in the sharing of experience and understanding the negative connotations that mental health can bring up will be removed. In being open about my experiences I hope that others will come to realise that it is ok to speak up about their mental health and that together we can change the way mental health is viewed.
With the aim of being open and honest, even about some of the more painful and vulnerable topics, I will be honest here: I AM ABSOLUTELY PETRIFIED OF DOING THIS BLOG! Hahaha! Many others don’t have fears about discussing their mental health problems but for me this is a frightening prospect despite how strongly I believe in being open about these things. By adding more posts regarding various topics, a more detailed look at why this is such a scary thing for me to do will become more evident.
Thank you for taking the time to read this blog and I sincerely hope that this can provide help and support for anyone who happens to come by it. Please do not hesitate to ask any questions 🙂
The Anxious Extrovert 