My Mental Health Journey - the ups and downs of recovery (personal video)

Today's video is an update on my personal journey - it's a reflection on the fact that many people praise me for my honesty about my own mental health, but I think people only see a part of the story. (I have a history of anorexia, depression, anxiety and self-harm as a result of PTSD - post traumatic stress disorder).

SO I've been brave and been quite honest about some of the things I'm still struggling with and the compromises I make to help me manage each day - I hope that in being honest I'll paint a more honest picture of what recovery is looking like for me. The journey is different for everyone, there is no right or wrong way to get better and there will always be bad days as well as good days

Whilst I seem very confident and happy talking about a lot of this stuff, appearances can be deceptive. It took quite a lot of courage to film and post this (I had to take a break in the middle where I made myself panic thinking about potatoes...) so please be kind!

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