For the past 7 years, I have dedicated my life to sharing my very personal and most intimate thoughts and feelings from my mental health journey with you.
It has become my passion and purpose to advocate for others, raise awareness, help reduce the stigma, provide support, and promote understanding.
In doing so, I have learned so much about myself and the importance of taking care of my mental health, but somewhere along the way due to my severe anxiety and major depressive disorders, I have forgotten how equally important it is for me to take care of my physical health too.
Physical and mental health go hand in hand. Our mind and body are so deeply connected to one another, and when one of these areas becomes compromised or off-balance, it can significantly impact the other as well, leaving serious consequences on your quality of life. Which it has for me.
Self-care is often put on the back burner, yet it is critical that we make it a non-negotiable priority for our overall well-being. I know I need to listen to my own words more often.
The past 10 years have been brutal on my mind and body, leaving both my physical and mental health severely compromised and even more so since participating in the Psilocybin Research Trial 2.5 years ago which left me with serious neurological damage as well.
When you live with the mental health struggles that I do, you often tell yourself you are not worthy or deserving of living a healthy, normal life or maybe it’s that I just don’t want to anymore. I tell myself all the time that I am a burden to my loved ones and that the world would be much better off without me, so why bother making my health and wellbeing a priority.
Last week, I had my first physical exam in several years. Leading up to my appointment (which took great strength and encouragement to make in the first place), I thought about cancelling it many times, making one excuse after another as to why I shouldn’t go, right up until the morning of. Those same anxieties, depressive thoughts, and suicidal ideations were getting the best of me.
But I went. I prioritized my own self-care by attending my scheduled appointment with my doctor and promised her that I would follow through on the laundry list of tests I was behind on. I’m proud to say that this evening, I made good on one of those promises by having a mammogram, and I feel better knowing that I’ve checked this very important exam off my list.
This is your PSA, ladies. Early detection for breast cancer is key to treatment and survival, so if you’ve been putting off your exam too, make an appointment, and do it today! Your gals will thank you 😊.
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