My concentration at work began to wane in late 2013. I was getting tired easily and the quality of my work decreased.

I began to put on weight and my personal behaviours became erratic.

I was self-medicating, not exercising and had a poor diet. I became confused and irritable. I didn’t know how to fix things and simply put my mood swings down to having a bit of an off period.
In early 2014 I was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Anxiety and Co-Morbid Depression. At first, learning this was somewhat distressing, but as time went on it provided clarity around my situation and became the first building block towards good management of my conditions.
Since then, it has been a long and slow journey, but getting a good management plan in place with the right support team has been vital. It took me number of consultations with different GP’s until I found the right one for me, who seemed to genuinely care about me and my well-being.

Now, my holistic plan includes medication,
exercise,improved diet and ongoing
cognitive therapy.