My name is Katy and I am a 21 year old Female. 

I am a recovering addict and have been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder , DID, bipolar 2, PTSD due to several types of abuse growing up, anorexia and bulimia, chronic depression, agoraphobia, and panic disorder.
I was abused by family from a very early age until around fourteen.  I began self harming to seek attention and to call for help, and was hospitalized numerous times.   I felt safe nowhere because no one in my family protected me.  By the age of sixteen I was heavy into drugs, become a prostitute, and run away from home several times only to end up coming back.  I soon hated myself, and felt there was no way out.  Thankfully I decided to get help. 
I love my family dearly in spite of their many problems, but I had to step away and find my own sanity and sense of safety.  I'm active in therapy and a twice a month depression group at my hospital where I often lead/ moderate discussion.  I also help run NA, AA, and SA groups in my local town.  I've gone through DBT and found it to be quite helpful, as well as other therapy classes (Courage to Heal, etc.). 

Now I'm married to a wonderful man, who is bipolar 1 and I deal with those issues of being on 'the other side' of things in a more healthy format.  It is a struggle but I think we are doing well.

My email is: K8ty777@msn.com