Mental Health Autobiography

Some of the earliest classifications of mental health disorders can be documented as early as the 10th century. Although the United States did not officially recognize psychiatric medicine until 1844, there has been a dramatic increase in those affected by mental health disorders and our recent technological advancements. Through perseverance and support, I am sharing my path down the road of mental illness and drug addiction, as well as my recovery, to provide hope to those who are currently walking in my shoes and to show that it is possible to turn your life around. The earliest memories I have of the beginnings of my major depressive disorder was twelve years ago. My parents were in the midst of a nasty divorce, my dad filing for emergency custody and ripping four girls away from their mother in a crucial developmental period. I felt that I had no control over my life, and that I was dealt an unfair hand. I skated through elementary and middle school, feeling as though I could not find my place within a social group. I began receding into myself, isolating my feelings and allowing myself to be swallowed into the blackened pits that are depression. The anxiety soon followed, I felt worried sick about the path my life would take and I would end up a failure in all that I tried. I would often have outbursts towards my siblings, parents and …show more content…
I began drinking heavily, despite only being fourteen years old, and taking whatever prescription pills that I could find in an attempt to numb my psyche and dull the pain I felt in my soul. I fell deeper and deeper, getting myself into trouble and caring less about my health and the safety of others around me. By that point I had an appointed psychiatrist and therapist, but none of what they were saying or the medications they put me on were changing my