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Hey y'all hey!!! I wanna apologize for my inconsistency on posting but hopefully this post explains why. I've missed y'all and hope everyone is doing well. LOTS OF INFO AHEAD!Let’s catch up! We’ve moved to a brand spanking new apartment that I truly love. The energy is the new place is magnificent and free. I’m even inspired to decorate my home again. My psychiatrist took me off work to really treat my mental health, I’m learning just how serious having regular therapy appointments effects my mental and emotional health. I hadn’t seen my therapist since February and soooo much went haywire that I couldn’t handle it all. I felt myself going back into the dark space again, faking the smiles, being highly irritable with everyone, I knew something was off... I reached out to my acupuncturist, she stated she could tell my diet was off, I had 3 panic attacks while at work, it became too extreme. I’ve finished intensive outpatient therapy and it’s been life changing. Learning real coping skills, how to be in the present, how to take my health more seriously. At the beginning of IOP (intensive outpatient therapy) my primacy care doctor decided to run more blood work since it had been 6 months from our last checkup and to have a ultrasound of my neck. My psychiatrist had been pushing for anti-depressants and something called Seroquel to help me sleep. I opted for magnesium (which helps immensely) and removing the tv from the bedroom... once my results came back it was revealed that I have hyperthyroidism bought on by Graves’ disease. I had no idea how much had happened to my body after giving birth to Dillon... the ultrasound showed that my thyroid was enlarged and the blood panel... well, it revealed the rest. Even more, the irritably that I have been experiencing, the anxiety... all rooted in my thyroid. This is why I’m an advocate for my own health and not so quick to take medication... my primary doctor explained that the psych medication wouldn’t have helped anything. So, now I’m on a quest for an endocrinologist, eating healthier, and taking the necessary supplements my doctor suggested. I hope my story inspires you all to take care of yourselves and ask for the necessary testing surrounding thyroids which are T3, T4, TSH .