Chillona pero Chingona
*just a fair warning, there are triggers in this article* I have finally brought myself to write a new post. So much has changed in my life that I, myself, could not keep up. My mind has been filled with so many thoughts and feelings and I have not been sure how to manage them. I always think my life will be different than what it currently is. I realize that this year has been full of me just adjusting to all these changes around me. I have finally completed a full year of DBT (dialectical behavioral therapy)! It was a roller coaster and although I still struggle with wanting to be ineffective, I am way more aware of the person I am and the things that I want or feel. It has been over two months now that I have not cut myself and although that sounds small, it is a big deal to me. I have spent so much of my life trying to find new ways to hurt myself that stopping at least one of those things feels like a great accomplishment. My year in therapy was rough. I was going through so m...