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Dear friend,

Please note that this is a space for me to try and make sense of all that goes on in my mind. It is my safe place. But it is also more than that. It's an opportunity for me to begin to share my never-ending battle with Anxiety and Depression, to share my journey with you in hope that you come to know that you are not alone. It's a safe place for you as much as it is for me.

I don't have a clear cut idea of what I'm going to post on here, but it'll be personal; involving the chaos that is my mind. The content of my posts will be me trying to express my constant battle with Anxiety and Depression, and all of the other thoughts I'm forced to deal with every day.

A Blanket Trigger Warning!: As this is my safe place, my posts will be honest, for this is where I can express all that is going through my mind. I will place trigger warnings on posts that I see fit, however, please note this blog will be about my Anxiety and Depression and therefore can be confronting. Whilst I may write about my battle and how I cope and things that work and don't work for me, I'm not an expert. I currently self-harm and yes I see suicide as a very real option for me, but I do not promote that; I do understand, however.

For now writing is the only way I know how to express what's going on in my mind, and often it may not make a lot of sense even to me but it is still very real for me.

I will never be able to describe how dealing with anxiety and depression on a daily basis feels for someone else or how it feels to you. But I can describe what it is like for me, which is what I try to do through my writing.

Love Always,

Martina

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