Thank you to the contributors on this forum site

Hi all,
I have been following threads on this forum for a couple of months now. Sometime I feel guilty about following your lives and not contributing myself. I am still finding my feet as to where to contribute.

However I wanted to say thank you to everyone who posts on here because I have learned so much in such a short amount of time. I guess the biggest change for me has been about taking more control and responsibility for my own mental health. I have also been soooo inspired by many of your thoughts and ideas. Another thing I have really enjoyed is the overall positivity on this forum both for others and for yourselves in pushing forward when things get difficult. The support you show each other is amazing.

I guess to introduce myself briefly my life has been different to many here. I have 4 children, 3 young adult and a teenager still at school. Life was fairly uncomplicated for me until about 5 years ago when I experienced something as trauma. Many people would have survived this ok but it undid me completely. Things that were lurking in the background for years came to a head. I currently have a diagnosis of a personality disorder I am still struggling to disclose with BPD traits, depression and anxiety. I have been stuck and struggling to move forward for a few years.

I think coming on here and reading your stories has been a good start to me moving forward. I have also read how much childhood trauma and abuse has taken its toll in your lives and I feel deeply sad that many of you have experienced this. This has not been part of my life. Again I want to thank everyone for your honesty and openness as it has helped me so much. 😊💜