If mental health offends, then you’ve landed on the wrong page. But if you would like to learn more and to follow my journey to a smile then welcome welcome welcome!! I can’t promise that every post is going to be happy and a bed of roses. On bad days, I can be too outspoken and downright offensive. Anyway that’s me below, I’m Sarah-Louise, 36 years young and I currently reside in Cardiff. I was diagnosed with mental health illnesses in 1997. I have battled drugs, alcohol and self harm and all the other shit that mental health illnesses drag you through. Each day is never the same and I never know if my smile will be stolen by the extreme lows that appear without warning and stab me in the back. I work part time and I am also a part time Open University student studying Youth Justice. My blog posts are under the ‘My Journey to a Smile’ tab above. This is my life, no holds barred. The day to day battle of life with Borderline Personality Disorder and Clinical Depression.
Please feel free to contact me at handbagsandheartbreak@gmail.com if you have any questions about my blog or campaign or if you’d just like to get in touch. This is a private email and is only monitored by myself.
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June 25, 2015 at 7:26 pm
Gorgeous pic, brilliant blog, keep going xxx
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June 25, 2015 at 7:26 pm
Thankyou Lisa xxx
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June 30, 2015 at 10:11 pm
Very pretty picture with a lovely smile , just like my daughter Chelsea.. Obviously a lovely heart. Keep up the good work..I would love to hear all there is to know.my daughter is working her way to coming back home and I know she would love this connection with young adults just like herself. Who have had to struggle and fight hard with their emotion’s just to cope with life and what people perseab as normality. Any advice connections or information would be gratefully accepted. X Thank you Helen..
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July 4, 2015 at 12:01 pm
Have you heard of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy? It helped me recover from BPD. It’s hard to find it sometimes, but you can do it online here: http://emotionallysensitive.com/
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July 4, 2015 at 12:15 pm
Hi Joyce. Yes I’ve done it before at the local mental health hospital but I found it hard going. Redoing it again later this year. Thankyou for your comment
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July 4, 2015 at 12:19 pm
It can be very difficult at times, but if you can stick with it, it will change your life for the better! Good luck! ❤
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July 4, 2015 at 12:25 pm
Reading your blog is just amazing. Here’s someone who knows exactly how I feel, who’s had the same frustrating issues with the mental health services, thank you for sharing it means a lot to a lot of people xx
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July 4, 2015 at 1:02 pm
Thank you! You’ve just made my day! xx
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July 4, 2015 at 5:42 pm
Well done you for speaking up for BPD suffers. 👍🏻 😃. I have BPD and am just starting a wellbeing company to support suffers and could really do with the support.
Please checkout it out: Mind Tree Solutions CIC
Thank you
Rosina
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July 4, 2015 at 6:20 pm
Hi there. Just had a look at your website, looks really good. I will save your website and keep a look out. Good luck with your venture. You have my full support. If you ever need anything, please feel free to contact me at 10000kindminds@gmail.com
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July 5, 2015 at 4:04 am
I have struggled with this diagnosis for almost as long as you. I have other mental health issues such as PTSD, anxiety, and bipolar disorder. I have dealt with alcohol problems, and financial difficulty because of impulsivity and unwise financial decisions. I have been in poor relationship and much stems from the lack of self-love! I don’t feel that I deserve to be loved and love to hate myself My trip in the mental health care system in the States has been a wide unpleasant roller coaster, but too many spiraling out of control plummets into darkness….. I have no found DBT to be completely helpful nor medications or when medications has strikes out the doctors turn to worst treatment (at least for me) and that was ECT aka shock treatment! I need to create a living will to strike this treatment to never be considered again for me! I refuse!!!! I struggle with working full time and although financially it’s a complete struggle (and probably more stress that I don’t need) but the job I have has flexible hours and only 4 or 5 hour shift. Tonight I struggle I with the celebrations of Independence Day here in the States… I will start checking your blog from now on!!! I pray your are able to find all the support and the funding you are reaching out to raise. Bless your heart for trying to help even one other from the darkness of depression and BPD!!!!
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July 5, 2015 at 3:53 pm
Hopefully opening up and knowing you’re helping others will help lift a lot of shit off your shoulders and put some things behind you. And I hope you grow to realise all of your talents and beauty (you may do already, but not enough!) and enjoy your precious life in the way that you want to.
The Sarah I know is extremely caring, creative, intelligent, funny and giggly!
I hope Mr P is supporting you with your lifestyle changes by preparing healthy meals for himself too 😉 afterall skinny doesn’t necessarily mean healthy.
Any way best of luck with everything, things can only get better xxx
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July 5, 2015 at 3:58 pm
Thankyou for this message Jade, it means a hell of a lot. And also thankyou for your donation, it’s truly appreciated. Hope you are well. Best wishes xxx
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July 24, 2015 at 3:28 am
Well done on speaking out on EUPD/BPD. Best wishes Chris x
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August 13, 2015 at 1:04 pm
Wow! What an inspiring and honest blog! But maybe you should call it ‘journey to a million smiles’ because you made me smile today, by showing what people (just like myself) go through. It gives me hope and that’s something that I haven’t had for a good while.
Well done and keep up the great work! ☺ Xx
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September 26, 2015 at 10:41 am
I’ve recently been diagnosed with BPD, and felt that along with that I’m doomed. Reading your blog has shown me that their is light in the moments to come. Thankyou for being so inspiring to so many people who have lost hope.
All the love and best wishes.
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December 19, 2015 at 12:19 pm
I have just stumbled across your blog via instagram! Im battling with depression at the mo and have had to take time out from my nursing degree. Currently receiving counselling which I think is helping! But ive been down for so long im not sure what its like to feel not down. I look forward to reading your blog 😚
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December 28, 2015 at 9:40 am
I really liked your blog
You write a blog with love, I read from the writings flowing, easy to read and understandable.
Tas Branded murah
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