Hey, my name is Bec, but my friends call me Ruby.
This is my 2nd time on remand. I was granted bail after 38 days in prison in Victoria and moved back to the Gold Coast where there were unfortunately some old charges to answer for, so I’m now on remand 48 days in, all because of a mental episode that stole almost 12 months of my life.
What’s your experience with mental health/illness?
It was a relief to receive a formal diagnosis this year, after a tumultuous time, and medication saved my life and has helped me feel more stable emotionally than I’ve ever felt.
After losing custody of my 8-year-old son late last year my world collapsed – I couldn’t bring myself out of the depression I’d sunk into.
It was both mentally and financially crushing, I didn’t see it coming and it’s like grieving the loss of a loved one — but they’re still alive.
It hurts to have people gossip behind your back too, saying drugs are the reason for this and that. Truthfully I provided a clean hair test and it made zero difference to the outcome so far. I’m not saying drugs are to blame or not, but I hope more people question why someone turned to them in the first place – what actions caused that reaction?
Thanks for reading.
