Thanks for the encouragement guys. I feel it is my duty to share my story because it may help someone else, and to break the cycle of stigma associated with seeking help and/or being hospitalized. I'm no less of a person for any of it and I want others to understand they aren't either. 

I will likely always live with anxiety and depression and that's okay. I'm in a good place now mentally. I have a great husband, a stable life, my faith, my family and friends. These days my biggest complaint is not recovering fast enough from bowel resection surgery I had in September. That can get in my head from time to time because I'm a very active person, but I just have to remember it takes time and every day that passes is a day moving forward....even when I have a day that feels like a total setback I am moving forward.

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