Hollie Ann
Bio
Mental health advocate navigating life diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder. Living in Recovery. My dog is my best friend. Jurassic Park is the greatest film ever created.
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I Lived a Double Life for 19 Years
The thing about living a double life is that there is always a moment that you fear- a singular moment you know is bound to happen that will cause the two worlds to collide. I did not know exactly what my moment would be, but I knew it would be cataclysmic. Let me paint you a picture of what my life looked like 26 months ago, at least from the outside looking in. I had a successful career, drove a shiny new car, was engaged to a wonderful man whom I loved more than anything, and had a small circle of friends I knew I could count on. I was dependable and reliable at work, funny and outgoing to my friends and family, successful and ready to settle down with my fiancé. I paid my bills on time, voted, and was a model citizen. I had never even been pulled over. My life was perfect, or so it seemed. What no one knew, was that I was harboring a secret that if discovered, would cause my world to implode. Well, twenty-six months ago, the lie that I had been living for nineteen years completely blew up, ruining the perfect persona that I had worked so hard to maintain. It destroyed me, but it also saved my life.
By Hollie Ann3 years ago in Psyche