I'm Bailey Gee, and I have spent my entire life of 30 years living with mental health issues and a physical disability. Growing up with a disability has always been very isolating for me, in many ways, therefore leading me to develop depression at an early age. At the age of six I started to realize I was different. I had questions about my mortality and my disability, and life itself. I was diagnosed later in life with chronic suicidal ideation, which means that I think about death all the time, more or less. Growing up with this was hard. I didn't understand why I had it. I felt alone. I never spoke to anyone about my mental health issues growing up. At least, not until about two or so years ago . I always felt like no one would understand. I felt ashamed. The pandemic has made things incredibly hard for me, especially at the beginning. I haven't been able to go out and socialize a whole lot, leading to more severe depression and anxiety. I have been in and out of hospital a lot during this pandemic, as well as a suicide attempt. Being in a psychiatric ward is very hard. It sucks. It's scary. However the alternative is much worse. I spent two months in the hospital learning skills and going to groups in order to better my mental health. It helped a lot. A lot of good has come out of my mental health diagnoses. It has always been my mission to help people who may be going through similar experiences. I have written two books of poetry based on my experience living with mental health issues, and they are both published on amazon. One called "The Many Personalities of Me" and the other called "LINEAR". I am doing very well now, and have been working hard to keep it that way. I wake up every day and do morning meditation. I tell myself it's going to be a good day. I feel good and motivated, and most of all I feel happy with myself. Being happy with myself and loving myself has been a 30 year battle, but I finally defeated it. My message to others who are struggling is to reach out for help. It okay. And to not give up. It's okay to struggle and it's also okay to ask for help. If I hadn't asked for help, I wouldn't be here today and wouldn't be happy and successful like I am. You deserve to be happy and to get help if you need it.
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Hi I'm bailey. I am an author of two books of poetry based on my experience living with mental health issues.
LINEAR https://t.co/N3WpbJATvo
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