My Story Isn't Over

Emma Henry

Description

The purpose of this book will not give you all the answers you are looking for. However, I share my story in order to show you that there is hope even in the darkest of moments. In this book I share my struggles with mental health, exams, university and how I got through the challenges that made me who I am today. I hope when you finish reading it you can take away something meaningful and learn to fall in love with life again just like I did.

Sujets

• Positivity
• Self-help
• Life

Informations

• Publié par: AuthorHouse UK
• Date de parution: 07 février 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798823080460
• Langue: English

Extrait

MY STORY ISN’T OVER

The story of how I fell in love with life






Emma Henry










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© 2023 Emma Henry. All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

Published by AuthorHouse 01/30/2023

ISBN: 979-8-8230-8047-7 (sc)
ISBN: 979-8-8230-8046-0 (e)






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Contents
Section 1
My story
Chapter 1 Why I Chose to Write this Book
Chapter 2 Impact of Covid-19
Chapter 3 Anxiety, Depression, Stress and Panic Attacks
Chapter 4 Self-Harm and Suicidal Thoughts
Chapter 5 Acne
Chapter 6 Exams and University
Chapter 7 Therapy
Chapter 8 Dear Me
Section 2
Tips to help with mental health
Chapter 9 The Basics
Chapter 10 How to Support Someone with their Mental Health
Chapter 11 What is not useful
Chapter 12 What I found useful
Chapter 13 Coping with anxiety, depression and panic attacks
Chapter 14 Coping with self-harm
Chapter 15 Coping with exams and university
Chapter 16 Why self-care and mindfulness is important
Chapter 17 When to seek help
Section 3
Hope and Recovery
Chapter 18 why I chose recovery
Chapter 19 How I found hope and fell in love with life
Chapter 20 Living in the present moment
Chapter 21 Reasons to keep on living
Chapter 22 My hopes for the future

Conclusion
Add your own reasons to live
My coping techniques
Important contacts
Useful websites







TRIGGER WARNING
This book contains references to: anxiety, depression, panic attacks, self-harm and suicidal thoughts.

WHERE TO SEEK HELP
Speak to a close family member, friend, teacher, GP or
- Childline (for under 19s) - 0800 1111
- Samaritans - 116 123
- CALM (5pm-12pm) – 0800 585858
- Suicide prevention (6pm-3:30am) – 0800 689 5652
- Text SHOUT – 85258
- Hope line UK (Papyrus) – 0800 068 41 41
If you or someone else is in danger call 999
If you need help with your mental health call 111
















To that one friend I feel safe telling anything. Thank you so much.



Section 1
My story



Chapter 1
Why I Chose to Write this Book
Some may describe me as friendly, happy and honest; the true people who know me will probably describe me in the same way but with the additional knowledge of my struggles and how my life is not always full of sunshine and rainbows. Yes I may look like I cope but the truth is this is not reality. The truth is everyone can look like they have their life together but deep down lies secrets and struggles, some of which may choose to be hidden out of fear or stigmatisation.
Having both good and bad memories in my life means there is a lesson to be learnt from every event. My experiences made me who I am today and they took me on a journey towards better mental health. I hope this book guides you towards your unique journey. It’s up to you what you take away from my story, but I hope it can help even in the smallest of ways. I’m no scientist or psychologist, I am just sharing my experiences of life. I hope after you read this book you too find purpose in your life and strive to making everyday count.
In this book I aim to share with you my story by being as honest and open as I can. Sharing my story will not be easy for me but I hope I can touch the life of just one person. What I share in this book you may or may not know, just know that there are moments that I am not proud of, but I am working on making myself better. I wasn’t going to share my story out of the fear of being judged, however sharing my experience will hopefully let others know they you are not alone.
I also wanted to explain the importance of the semicolon, which is a very important symbol to me. The semicolon is a special mark because it represents a sentence that an author could have ended, but chose not to. It represents life and how we choose to carry on despite our struggles. For me the semicolon offers hope for the future.
I am writing this book because I wanted to show my passion for mental health awareness. If you are struggling please reach out to someone you trust.
As much as I would hate for you to be able to relate to my story, I hope that this book provides some sort of comfort and you understand that I too am a sufferer of mental illness.
As you read my story I want you to know that despite the happiness I share, I still continue to have low days, but my story isn’t over….
Just remember, you know my name not my story!



Chapter 2
Impact of Covid-19
Way back in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic most of us stayed at home and enjoyed spending time with our family. Some of us experienced exams being cancelled which you may or may not have been pleased with. For me I was happy to stay at home with my family and pets. I spent a lot of time reading, being outside and doing all the things I left due to GCSEs, even thought I didn’t sit them, I was extremely stressed because I didn’t know how to revise.
Being confined to your home 24/7 is both a blessing and a curse. As much as I love spending time with my family, sometimes I just need space. Having a lot of time to do literally nothing was a great time to find out who I really was. What I mean by this is that I was questioning my sexuality. Struggling to find out who you are is very hard, especially if you are young. But the most important thing to realise is that you don’t have to figure out everything all at once, some things just take time. I eventually came to the conclusion that I was bisexual. I was very scared to tell my family and friends, but slowly I found the courage to open up. I remember telling my best friend first and I was so nervous but she was so supportive. After that I told the rest of my friends and some of my family. From this experience I now look back and think how was I ever nervous. However, I know not everyone has the same coming out reaction they deserve. It breaks my heart to see that not everyone is accepting, but just know there is a community of LGBTQ+ members who will support you. Never be afraid to ask for help, chances are the more you talk the more comfortable others get. Never be afraid to show your true self. But also know if you aren’t ready don’t feel pressured into doing anything you don’t want to do.
Like many others I spent a huge amount of time scrolling through social media. Yes this makes time go faster however plays havoc with your mental health.