Hello All,
   I am a 32 year old female writing on Reddit for the very first time today because I feel like I need to share something. After years of struggling inside after years of heartache, abuse and trauma as both a child and an adult... After years of being too proud and too ashamed to ask for the help I so desperately needed.. After so many tears and panic attacks and absolute crumbling of the soul I finally sought help. I went to a local mental health clinic here within my community on January 3rd. . Turns out I have trauma induced borderline personality disorder (in a nutshell: cPTSD, anxiety disorder, depression..) I was able to meet with a psychiatrist who has been working with me since. I was prescribed Lexapro , which is an antidepressant. Well, it took a couple of weeks but I can honestly tell you that I feel SO MUCH BETTER! I feel like "me" again for the first time in I can't tell you how long. I literally have tears in my eyes right now talking about this!!  Happy tears! Oh gosh, I'm not sure what I am supposed to write now! I just wanted to reach out I guess... To anyone else with a new mental illness diagnosis... I want YOU to know you are NOT alone... I got you :)