no i dont have any other support i can count on one hand how many friends i actually have and my family does not stand behind me in any way unless its to push me down even farther. they are stuck in this super strict religion that shuns people like me and my mental health challenges are considered demons that need to be cast out of my body. this is the first time ive ventured out online into any type of support groups. it was a couple months after joining PC that i even was able to post.

i live about 45 mins from montgomery all my health docs are there except for heart doc and therapist. my therapist is awesome. he calls a couple times a week to check on me and he has me email him as much or little as i need to. if i journal or write a poem he has me send it to him - he said it helps him understand whats going on with me better and what i cant tell him my poetry speaks for me.

the only outlet i have really to express how i feel is through my poetry. ive been writing since i was a teenager but would have to hide it cuz my parents would find it do horrible things to me and destroy what i wrote so noone would see it

thank u again for the kind "ear" im starting to feel more like i might belong here and its ok to be who i am