Welcome to Freedom...

Welcome to my blog. Yay!

Before i introduce myself, let me tell you the reason i choose to blog.

Recently i was diagnosed with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), a very common but difficult to accept mental illness especially in this part of the world...Nigeria.

I had suffered rejection so many times in my life and it drove me to attempt suicide twice in one year.

I realized there are very few articles on NPD online especially as it relates to our lifestyle and economy here in Nigeria. Besides they are too serious and eventually will advise you see a psychotherapist.

I followed their advice and consulted one somewhere in VGC.  Omo! The hole the sessions is putting in my pocket eh, will make one reconsider the whole process. In fact when i was sent the invoice, my initial response was 'never mind, i'll manage my illness the way it is' but on a second thought i decided to give it a shot.

Last week, i began my journey to recovery and had my first session. On my way back i kept thinking of how to share my experience, my doctor Theresa (not her real name) suggested i keep a journal of my daily activities and experience but I thought of a better idea, why not share it online, so that someone out there knows he/she is not alone and can learn from my journey.

The write ups here will be real though the names of the people involved will be known only to them as i won't be using their real names but if you work with me or are in my circle you'll know who is who.

So are you ready?

XoXo
Florence (Yep! That's my real name)