Danette May
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The Beginning
Hello I am Danette, and I am a disabled wife and mother. My husband is a veteran and is also disabled. We have two wonderful kids, a daughter who is 20 years old and lives in Oregon. Then we have our son who is 12 years old and in the 6th grade. We are in the process of trying to get things ready to move to Kentucky. I am looking forward to a change, but the main reason we are moving is for better medical help, and to be closer to Shriner's Hospital for our son. I suffer Bipolar, depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia. I have a past of self harm and trying to commit suicide. I am happy to say that I have not harmed myself since 2009. I am getting the help I need to keep doing ok. I have found getting tattoos help with the urge to self harm. I was told in the beginning of 2009 after my first stay in the hospital that I had Bipolar-schizo, but the mental health I was going to never confirmed it. I since have changed houses and am going to a different mental health, and one of their doctors actually confirmed that I have schizophrenia about 2 years ago. I have joined a support group on Facebook for it, and that has helped a lot. I struggle daily with getting out of bed, and to just function normally. I don't mean to write this for pity but to hopefully help someone else.
By Danette May6 years ago in Psyche