[Request] Could do with a couple of smiles right now [UK]

Request

Hi guys, thanks for reading. My name is Kat and I am a 31yo woman from the UK.

My story is nowhere near as deserving as most of the requests on here but I thought I'd give it a shot anyway :)

I am a survivor of several different episodes of abuse and assault. I have spent a lot of my life running away from my problems and my traumatic past, which has led me to abuse alcohol and drugs and basically ruin my life. At my worst, I'm lucky that I didn't die from drink driving or choking in my sleep. But I have totally cleaned up my act and found the courage to face things and deal with them.

I am currently on my way to recovering from a 2 year long bout of depression. It has been very hard but I am slowly getting better with the help of therapy and being kind to myself.

I suffer from PTSD after the trauma that I have been through and because of dealing with this stuff I have become really reclusive and lonely while going through this process and spent too much time on Reddit haha!

Things have been very difficult but I am finally starting to see a chink of light coming through the darkness.

I bought some cheerful, colourful postcards to put on my wall to make me feel energised- I can look at them and it takes my mind of the darkness and it's simple but it's just a nice thing to look at- I'm not sure how to post images on here but they are things like "today is the greatest!" and "smile" and "let's dance!" etc.

It would be amazing if anyone would like to send me a cheerful card to add to my wall, it would boost my morale a lot.

Thanks for reading and if anyone is suffering from PTSD or depression I have some really great books I could recommend!

**EDIT- Wow! I woke up to all these messages, I can't believe it, there are certainly some kind people here on Reddit :D

I worked out how to use Imgur in the meantime- Here is the wall I've started- http://imgur.com/Lq7ijML

And for those who asked here is my hamster Hammy :) http://imgur.com/Axyr5WN He was a bit sleepy when this was taken, when he's awake totally his ears stick out and he looks like a little bear, so cute.

Thanks again for the support. What I didn't mention is that I'm a singer/busker and have just got in injured vocal cord which means I'm off work and totally poor so the morale boost is sooo appreciated. Thankyou all :)**

Posted Jul 21, 2017, 9:57 PM UTC · edited

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