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Lindsey West
@thewestnest_

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Hi. It’s been a while since I’ve posted just a picture. A picture where I felt good… because I haven’t been good. The last year was hard, especially the last 8 months. I completely lost myself and my anxiety was out of control resulting in intrusive thoughts, depression, acne, hair loss, weight gain and mystery bone pain. I am the type of person who loves feeling put together and for a while I haven’t had the energy to put on makeup on or even brush my hair. Things are changing though after Es diagnosis. I can start to heal some pretty severe trauma. For years and years I was told E’s struggles were normal and my anxiety was not. I “worried too much”. I convinced myself it had to be me as a mother. I must have been a bad mom. Tore myself down for so long that I eventually hit a level of burn out where my body said “enough”. Now I have started my healing journey. I feel validated, a little angry and a lot of grief. Grief for the years we struggled with no answers or help. No support. The years where we could have been guiding our child but instead were left to barely tread water. We move forward now though. There will always be some challenges but I know I’m a good mom. I know I’m exactly what my children need… and we will be just fine. 🤍 #mentalhealth #anxiety #depression #neurotypicalmom #asd #pda