My little intro...
First off all I want to thank 
das_teufelchen and bhaktimarga for making this community. As soon as I saw it seemed a great idea to me and I joined immediately.
Well, following the lead, this is my little introductory post…
My name is Christine; I’m 22 years old and from Germany, living and working in Munich. Currently, I’m doing a job training to become a specialist in the hotel business. I love working with people of all kind of cultures and backgrounds… I only hate the stress that other people put on you in this job because I can get easily triggered by emotional stress.
Five years ago, two years before my supposed graduation, a combination of personal problems (huge issues with a teacher at school, problems with my father and my friends) triggered off a clinical depression. I also got anxiety problems, meaning I got a panic attack whenever I had to leave the house. Back then I was officially diagnosed with depression, panic disorder, OCD and social anxiety. I also was an active cutter. I actually self harmed in lighter ways for years, but back then it got really worse. I inflicted wounds on myself that bled for hours. Not lot of people know it, but I was actually suicidal back then as well.
In December 2004 I was admitted to a mental rehab clinic where I stayed for over two months for stationary therapy. After another three months of therapy at home, I was finally able to go to school again, finishing a year later.
After being on several different anti-depressants, I‘m not on medication anymore for about a year now (despite something natural that helps me sleep at night). I’m clean of cutting for three and a half years, but unfortunately I picked up other self harm ways again during the last months because of problems that appeared at my working place. I just hope that it won’t become as bad as it was before. I only have to work there until July and hopefully life will be better again after that.
I hope to be able to be a help for other people with problems. I always there to listen and I also hope to find other shoulders to cry on in here.
das_teufelchen and bhaktimarga for making this community. As soon as I saw it seemed a great idea to me and I joined immediately.Well, following the lead, this is my little introductory post…
My name is Christine; I’m 22 years old and from Germany, living and working in Munich. Currently, I’m doing a job training to become a specialist in the hotel business. I love working with people of all kind of cultures and backgrounds… I only hate the stress that other people put on you in this job because I can get easily triggered by emotional stress.
Five years ago, two years before my supposed graduation, a combination of personal problems (huge issues with a teacher at school, problems with my father and my friends) triggered off a clinical depression. I also got anxiety problems, meaning I got a panic attack whenever I had to leave the house. Back then I was officially diagnosed with depression, panic disorder, OCD and social anxiety. I also was an active cutter. I actually self harmed in lighter ways for years, but back then it got really worse. I inflicted wounds on myself that bled for hours. Not lot of people know it, but I was actually suicidal back then as well.
In December 2004 I was admitted to a mental rehab clinic where I stayed for over two months for stationary therapy. After another three months of therapy at home, I was finally able to go to school again, finishing a year later.
After being on several different anti-depressants, I‘m not on medication anymore for about a year now (despite something natural that helps me sleep at night). I’m clean of cutting for three and a half years, but unfortunately I picked up other self harm ways again during the last months because of problems that appeared at my working place. I just hope that it won’t become as bad as it was before. I only have to work there until July and hopefully life will be better again after that.
I hope to be able to be a help for other people with problems. I always there to listen and I also hope to find other shoulders to cry on in here.