Inspirational Series: Shiny Happy Person (PDF)

Young, talented, intelligent and with a thriving social life, on
the surface Terri Cox had it all. But deep down in her mind a storm was
brewing, and a series of life-changing events were about to unfold in quick
succession that would send her spiralling into a full mental breakdown.

Over
the next few weeks and months, Terri was tormented by panic attacks, suicidal
thoughts, bouts of insomnia, crippling headaches, severe weight loss and
horrific side effects from antidepressants. Fearful of large crowds and ashamed
of admitting what was happening to her, she did her best to hide away and shut
herself off from society.

Wracked
with despair and suffering from hallucinations, Terri was taken by her family
to the local A&E. When she was discharged, they desperately sought the help
of a local psychotherapist. Using a highly effective and innovative form of
psychotherapy, Terri was able to revisit the traumas of her past in order to
understand the workings of her mind in the present. Slowly but surely, she was
able to fight back and find that shiny, happy person that she'd always been
before.

Shiny
Happy Person is the story of one girl's inspirational rise after a devastating
fall.

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