25 Things about Me!!!

This post idea came from colorfulasylum.com 

1.What is your middle name? Lynn its a common middle name I know 3 other people in my family who have it!!!

2. What was favorite subject at school? I would have to say Accounting in High School and in College would be American Sign language 

3. What is your favorite drink? Dr. Pepper for sure!!! I'm addicted lol

4. What is your favorite song at the moment? This is me from the Greatest showman

5. What is your favorite food? I love mashed potatoes and gravy!!!!

6. What is the last thing you bought? A burrito and Dr. Pepper 

7. Favorite book of all time? Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky 

8. Favorite Color(s)?: Mint green, coral and gray

9. Do you have any pets?: I have a Cat. I love her so much!!!! 

10. Favorite Perfume ?:  I am happy and I am real from Murices!!!

11. Favorite Holiday?: I would have to say Christmas because it like celebration week at my house because of my birth day and my grandfathers birthday is after mine.

12. Are you married?: Nope I am not married.... I was engaged for 6 weeks tho. 

13. Have you ever been out of the country, if so how many times?: I have been to Canada many time. My sister lives there. I don't remember how many times a lot. 

14. Do you speak any other language?: I speak only English and took American Sign Language in college. 

15. How many siblings do you have?: I have 5 older siblings. 4 sisters and 1 brother. 

16. What is your favorite shop?: I would say Murices but I don't go anymore I have to many cloths. 

17. Favorite restaurant?: I have a few. olive garden, jack in the box a #7 lol and good pizza 

18. When was the last time you cried?: I don't remember

19. Favorite Blog?: I only read one other right now so its colorfulasylum.com

20. Favorite Movie? Beauty and the Beast 

21. Favorite TV shows?: Gilmore Girls, ER, anything on TLC. 

22. PC or Mac?: PC .

23. What phone do you have?: iPhone

24. How tall are you?: 5'4"

25. Can you cook?: I can cook a few things!!!

Breaking the silence

1 in 5 adults have a mental illness in the US, and I’m one of them. Growing up you don’t think I’m going to have a mental illness, but in my family I had a chance of having one. Why you ask?  Because mental illness is hareitary and I have a double whammy grandma on one side grandpa on the  other side. I wasn’t diagnosed until I was 20 years old. Which I didn’t accept that I did have a mental illness. I was put on medication that I took when I wanted and not when I should. I did this for about a year. Then thing went from bad to worse. My job because toxic and I lived where I worked so it was super toxic.Then the boy I was madly in love with but he wasn’t interested in me. ( we are good friends now!!!). One day I called my mom saying I cannot be here anymore I need out now, and that’s what happened I was as my moms in 3 hours. The boy I like no longer talked to me because of stuff that happened when leaving the place I worked/lived. I stopped taking my medication. Btw I was like a walk in pharmacy. About 5 months later I over dosed on my medication like a lot. Another story for another time. My point is that why don’t we talk about mental illness in this country. It’s like it’s a crime to have one. I want to be treated just like everyone else. I may have to take medication to make me feel “normal” but what is normal anyways?? Everyone who has a mental illness may not be in medication for personal reasons. They may not work for them or side effects. That doesn’t mean they aren’t as human as everyone else is. We are people too.