Starting Over

 In a previous post I discussed in not too much detail about my mental health and the struggles I was (and have been facing/dealing with for a number of years) and how I was ‘starting over’. Starting over means being taken off all of my mental health medications that I had been on for a number of years and being reevaluated and starting new medications as well as different forms of therapy and coaching to help me maintain and manage my conditions. A huge factor that I really wish I had known/learned over 20 years ago, is that having mental health issues (s) doesn’t simply mean taking medication and various forms of therapy. It, in fact, is an entire lifestyle change. The majority of individuals who are living and struggling with one or many mental health conditions are led to believe that taking medication and therapy will make them “normal”. However, this is not the case. Why? Simple, medication and therapy for mental health issues will NEVER make someone who has had and has to continue with these conditions their entire life normal. Our brains are not wired like “normal” brains. I will get more in depth with this on a future post.