Learning about my illness

I am diagnoses with dysthymia and borderline personality disorder. I go to therapy every month and take medications. Over the past three and half years, I changed a lot mentally.  I'm just getting to know my illness. I'm understanding the triggers and how my illness works. The number one trigger is stress. If I get stressed, I will relapse. I tried to go to school twice but I couldn't do it because of stressed. I tried to work this year but I couldn't concentrate and it was stressful for me. I have to avoid stress to live a normal life. Medications and going to therapy help me.  When stressed get involve, my medications won't help me. Medications and therapy help me to do what I love to do. I like to play with my dog, travel, bake cakes and cookies, listen to music and surf the web.  Hopefully one day I will be able to control my depression.