me
What's up, sluts?
I'm a twenty three year old student studying English Language and Linguistics at King's College London.
In 2010, weeks before my sixteenth birthday I was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma and after four months of chemotherapy and nearly dying three times, I just about came out the other side. Recently, I've started writing about what happened... all the horrible details I can remember! Mainly for friends and family, because a lot of them don't realise exactly what happened, but also for anyone else who's interested or wants to know more about it. You can read more about that HERE.
Since then, I've had to deal with hella side effects, both physical and mental. I have anxiety and a panic disorder and I've tried my best to hide it from people for nearly seven years. Some years were worse than others, but most of the time I tried to carry on and pretend I was okay. I think I even convinced myself that I was okay, but I realise now that I really wasn't. I thought I was fine, because I don't have cancer anymore and that's all that matters, but the way I feel on a DAILY basis, is not normal.
In the last year everything changed. My anxiety got so bad, I couldn't hide it very well anymore and I suddenly had to face it. I had to quit my job and return early from a trip abroad.
I started going back to therapy, I tried yoga, I gave up alcohol and coffee and did my best to help myself without medication. I've improved a lot, but I am nowhere near okay yet. I'm still trying every day just to function like a normal human! I'll be writing about how anxiety and panic affects me and how I cope with it etc.
I'm basically trying my hardest to handle my life and improve my symptoms with food and fitness. I'll be documenting my health HERE and on Instagram.
Thanks for reading!
