Woah.. Hey...

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Hey world it's me, Jess Lore'al, and I am here to share my story and my life with the you guys. I have really been through a lot over my 31 years of living; I overcame my depression, anxiety, resentment, anger, and so much more. I feel like with all that I have overcome that I would love to share with the world how I did it and also let others know that there is someone out there that truly understands what you are dealing with. Well we are now and let me just get into it....

So it's my three year anniversary of me starting therapy and facing my truths, my hurt, my demons, and my mental health. You know in all honesty I would not be here if  I wouldn't have just gave into to the fact I needed help and it was serious. I had been battling with not knowing how to cope, I had suppressed so many childhood traumas and adult traumas that I had become angry. I would throw my anger on any and everything because it was easier than dealing with my own issues. Until one day, I completely lost control of my emotions, my mind, and just who I truly was; I cried for days leading up to me finding my therapist and get started on the HARDEST journey of my life.

I remember walking into my consultation with the therapist and how I could barely hold my tears in or even keep up the double life I had been portraying most of my life. I couldn't control what came out and how I was exploding everywhere and truly not realizing how much I was hurting and how much I was upset about being who I am because it wasn't what others wanted for me. When I say that that day I decided I needed to focus on my own happiness and things started to change, it's true I mentally let so much go that day so that I could truly OVERCOME and SURVIVE life. I am truly thankful for that moment and getting to that place because everything leading up to that I could've died. I was being reckless, but also had hit rock bottom; which was the defining moment on me either choosing life or death. I chose life! 

I will explain more of my story in the weeks to come and then update you on life as I know it now. Just brace yourself for the craziness I call my life and give more into why I created this blog #SurvivingLife. In this blog, I will recap things that I had to face on my journey to get me to the place I wanted to be in; which is peace and happiness. I will explain how I overcame it and expose the true rawness that I honestly went through. I hope that I can help someone through their process and that this will make a difference in someone's life. 

Well until my next post, I'm signing out. I love to answer question and hear your feedback.

-Jess Lore'al 

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