"OVERCOME OBSTACLES AND ACHIEVE SUCCESS BY CREATING GREATNESS FOR YOURSELF!"
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I am diagnosed with bipolar I, borderline personality disorder (BPD), and ADHD.
In 2013 I acted on my thoughts of suicide. The problems I was trying to solve by ending my life inevitably created a whole new subset of obstacles in my life. 15% of people diagnosed with bipolar end their life by suicide Why, why did I choose to take my own life instead of finding help? Stigma… From 2013-2022, every day was a battle for my life. My bipolar reached a whole new dimension that I never even thought was possible. The amount of brain damage was simply unimaginable from the overdose. I was in the inpatient hospital 4-6 times a year fighting bipolar manic episodes, depression, intrusive thoughts, and psychosis. I was placed on over 40 medications in an 11-year time span. I put myself through DBT, CBT, talk therapy, group therapy, and even physical therapy. In 2021 shortly after researching how to legally and medically kill myself through assisted suicide, because I was mentally and physically exhausted of losing the battle, I found a more homeopathic approach that simply made everything just click. All the therapy I went through simply made sense. Because of my disabilities, I have always been told, “you are a hands-on learner” or, “you will never be a college student.” My whole life I believed what everyone told me to be fact. So, I became an underwater welder. In 2022, when I came back to school my goal was to simply to get a welding certificate and then get a job welding. That is when stigma punched me right in the face and changed my life forever. “Do I have to be worried about the other students in my class?” This was asked after I confided in a faculty member at Delta College that I was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and bipolar. From that I day I decided to switch my major to psychology and to break stigma by achieving “Ideas of grandeur.” Academic Certifications and Degrees
Awards & Honors at Delta College
Other Awards & Honors
Scholarships at Delta College
On-Campus Extra-Curricular Activities
Civic Engagement Project at Delta College
Mental Health Certifications
Extended Learning
Community Service
Athletic and Fundraising Activities
Public Speaking Engagements
Media
I will continue to be driven, motivated, and determined to continue working toward my goals to honor the memory of those who are not here anymore to fight this fight, for I am their Mental Health Champion. |
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