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Chelsea Hart
@chelseahartisme

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PERSONAL VICTORY!! As many of you know, I am very open about my struggles with mental illness. But I wanted to share some good news. This has been years in the making. Since my abortion at the beginning of the pandemic three and a half years ago, I have struggled against depression, anxiety, and PTSD. My illness claimed me for years, leaving me in bed sick and unable to move for many days at a time. I lost kilos of weight and parts of my body shut down from the stress. It has, however, now been determined by my psychiatrist that I am stable enough after my suicide attempt to no longer need weekly therapy. The combination of my daily meds and professional therapy has been critical to get to this point. This has been the culmination of a year and a half of psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation. Will I be off my meds? Absolutely not. This milestone means I have achieved self-sufficiency and wellness with the tools that I have been given, medication being one of those vital tools. I still, unashamedly, take daily meds to manage my mental health, and will happily keep taking them. I am thriving. I am now to a point where I am stable, healthy, and am no longer fighting on a daily basis to regain my mental faculties. I am, I suppose, “normal” again. I never thought this day would come. There is no prison like that of being trapped in your own body and mind, unable to break free. Do not take yourself for granted. You have no idea what you have until it’s gone. This level of health once seemed like a far off dream. I cherish this feeling. Thank you all for vital your support in getting to this point. Your messages were a beacon of light. If you are traumatised after your abortion, know that you are not alone. We are out here. Your grief is complex, valid and anything but shameful. It is possible to have made the right choice, and still be effected by the weight of that choice. It’s ok to cry. Cry, you beautiful being. And if you’re struggling with your mental faculties, please reach out. Do not put it off. You will thank yourself and be the healthy, happy, ray of light that you deserve. Onwards! ❤️❤️ . . #selflove #mentalhealth #suicide