The BPD Princess

Stillborn, Still Loved TRIGGER WARNING! This blog post may contain sensitive content that may trigger ones mental health and or recovery. If triggered please immediately exit! What is defined as a stillborn baby? A stillborn baby is a fetus that dies after 20 weeks of pregnancy and before or during birth.  I gave birth to my daughter, Gianna Faith on October 22nd 2011. It was a stillbirth. I can remember it like it was yesterday. My pregnancy was high risk from my first sonogram. I had been diagnosed with placenta previa; a condition at which the placenta is at risk for detaching or abruption.  This is me holding my stillborn daughter in my arms; one of the few photos I have of her and only ones of her and I together. Gianna Faith October 22nd 2011 Gianna was born due to a placental abruption at 24 1/2 weeks. I was one week shy of being able to get steroids to help develop her lungs. Unfortunately we only made it four days before I had to deliver. That day was the most traumatic day of...

Let's talk PTSD. What is PTSD? How do we know if we have PTSD? I'm Jessie Marie and today we're talking PTSD and all that comes with it! PTSD is a tough topic.  * TRIGGER WARNING! (When you see this on my blog posts it means that there is sensitive material that may trigger ones mental health and or recovery.)  Again let's say it-  TRIGGER WARNING! PTSD - a mental health condition also known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. What exactly is PTSD? PTSD easily explained is a condition caused by experiencing a severely traumatic event and surviving it. Now you may be saying to yourself, "Well I'm sure we have all went through some sort of trauma in our lives.." This is true. I believe everyone experiences some sort of trauma in their life. Some traumatic events just have a more extreme impact on some than others. A little more information about PTSD PTSD develops after witnessing or personally living through a traumatic event. A traumatic event could be anyt...

Hello, it's Jessie Marie aka @I_AMJESSIEMARIE Today I'd like to talk about a tough topic, a subject often attached to a very negative stigma; mental health- specifically Bipolar Depression. "Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness or manic depression, is a mental illness that causes extreme shifts in mood, energy, and activity levels." Symptoms of Bipolar include of the following: Racing thoughts or difficulty concentrating Speaking quickly or talking a lot High sex drive Feeling overly confident or adventurous Impulsive or extravagant behavior Saying or doing things that are inappropriate or unusual Hallucinations or delusions Losing a lot of weight or gaining weight Sleeping too little or too much Feeling restless or acting slower than usual Amongst other severe symptoms. I have BPD (Bipolar Depression) and it is a daily struggle to feel what society considers "normal". I struggle with severe depressive episodes, loss of appetite, negative...