To preface, I want to explain my screen name. I'm a nerd. I like things like anime, D&D, etc. So I used a language called Drow when choosing what I'd go by on this site. Elendarin is the word in Drow literally translated to mean "enduring", but roughly translated to "stubborn", because I am tired of my mental heath knocking me out and kicking me while I'm down. It's a reminder that I'm going to keep moving forward, that I will not stop; I cannot allow my mental health to be a hindrance to my goals, my aspirations. I have things to do in this life, and because we're only given one, I've got one shot to get s--t done.
Getting through college with any mental health disorder, any number of mental health disorders, is not an easy task.
Sometimes, it will leave you feeling like you're ...
September 21, 2016 - 1:14am
To those that join:
Yooooooooo! I hope you find the group helpful to you as your continue to fight your personal demons. A few quick things:
*Any potentially triggering content, please mark ...
September 18, 2016 - 2:01pm
And it has been one hell of a ride.
It was a little before my 21st birthday, and I know what the trigger was, but at the time, we didn't know what was going on. My parents, an ICU nurse and an ...
September 18, 2016 - 1:06pm
After seeing the post on the bodily injury through amputation: https://www.empowher.com/share/self-amputation/body-integrity-identity-disorder-the-strange-compulsion-self-amputate it reminded me ...
Elendarin commented on Veronica's post Self-Injury and Cutting