My name is Alice, and I’m a professional writer, which means I’m unemployed and self published books on amazon.

my favorite color is blue. I have a rescue cat named Coppélia. I like crocheting and knitting, and actually everything that’s crafty and/or restoration, as well as DIY. My favorite singer is Taylor swift.

At 15 I started therapy to cope with harmful habits, and at 19 I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder type 2 , and started psychiatric treatment. At 22 I was admired to an outpatient therapy, also called day hospital, where they also diagnosed me with BPD.

I struggle with severe anxiety, depression, insomnia, and thoughts about ending things or doing bad things to myself.

One of my strategies to fight these is distracting myself with self help apps, breathing, asking for help and/or contacting suicide hotlines when needed, going on walks, writing, reading and breathing exercises.