History Lesson

*Warning – mentions of depression, anxiety, eating disorders*

So its a common piece of advice to not keep your mind in the past.

I try not to – I’m a constant worrier of things past, present and future – but I find occasionally looking back a good thing. To remind myself how far I’ve come.

I want to briefly go over my past mental health experiences just so you know how qualified (or in fact not qualified) I am to be giving any advice or anecdotes.

Lets start with a brief list of my current mental health issues:

  • Anorexia
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Binge Eating Disorder
  • Low Self-esteem (does this count?? – I believe its the root of all my problems)
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