For those of you who have been following my journey off contraceptives, can you believe it's been over a year already? It went by fast for me, that's for sure. To recap, I had been on the birth control pill since 2015. Last February, I decided to completely stop taking it because I noticed how … Continue reading Life After the Pill: A Year Later
Author: Anna Padrez
I'm a Christian wife & mother with mental illnesses. I am a borderline with anxiety, depression, and a binge eating disorder. In my journey to improve my quality of life for myself and those I love most, I decided to blog and share what I can, when I can. I've been a Certified Mental Health Peer Specialist since 2021 and I chose that path so that I can do what I love to do; help others. I hope that somewhere, someone reads something I write & feels that for once, they're not alone. Thank you for checking out my blog. God Bless. <3
Navigating BPD & Current Events
COVID-19 is everywhere. It's all over our social media feeds, it's in the news if you watch television, it's on the radio; it's overwhelming. The past few days it has skyrocketed, as panic seems to be sending everyone to the stores, for toilet paper. (Toilet paper forts, anyone?) As I scroll through Twitter, I noticed … Continue reading Navigating BPD & Current Events
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Don’t Give Up
The mental health journey is most definitely not linear. I'm actually just now coming out of a depression that lasted about a month. It was probably one of the worst ones I've had in a very long time, and unfortunately it was exacerbated by someone I held close to my heart. As I said on … Continue reading Don’t Give Up
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Depression
It sneaks it's way into your life, as if it were already there. Slowly, it brings you down with no explanation. All of a sudden, you can't remember the last time you could breathe. It bogs you down like a ball and chain, dragging behind all your efforts to keep going. It lingers for what … Continue reading Depression
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Not About You
Last night, my husband and I had an argument because of one of my triggers. It wasn't the first time we've had that argument, either. The problem is that he takes my triggers personally, and I've never known why. He says he doesn't like being compared to someone he isn't, and that's not what happens at … Continue reading Not About You
BPD: A Journey 