Before I was officially diagnosed with general anxiety disorder I was having server anxiety attacks where I was feeling like the incredibly hulk was squeezing the life out of my legs and arms. My body was in so much pain that I couldn’t walk for too long, I went from 160 lbs to 119 lbs in 3 months, my heart would beat so fast that when I would lay my head down at work to try to calm down, my body was rocking to the beat of my heart. My dad would have to pick me up early from work because the pain was unbearable. I was also diagnosed with Hashimoto thyroiditis, and autoimmune disease. So my body was attacking itself double time.
I was extremely stressed, anxiety was on 1k, and it just felt like it was the end. Like. I literally was hanging on by a very thin thread. I needed a way to better cope with my high-functioning anxiety (that I didn’t know I had) and have my own outlet.
Purposely Kreative Design Studio was my answer!
I’ve always had a thing for graphic design, but I never pursued it because I was afraid and scared to go against the grain when it came to picking a career field when I was younger. See growing up all I hear was how amazing it is to be a federal worker. So that’s what I did.
Fast forward to 2019 and I just felt like my body was shutting down on me. After talking to my amazing mental health therapist and primary care physician…. I was starting to feel better. I was in a session one day sharing my idea of starting a stationery business with my therapist (because y’all I’m obsessed with all things stationery) and she gave me the courage to take that leap and believe in me. I thought of some names and Purposely Creative came to mind because I was starting to actually do the thing…..I was actually going to let my creative side out. See being able to create different scene designs for a notebook, stickers, digital paper, t-shirts, etc. breathed life back into me. Like it was a part of me that was slowly dying and I didn’t even know.
I’ve been able to connect with so many other talented crafters and creatives that were just like me. Like I found my happy safe space.
Thank you PKDS….. you saved me.
www.purposelykreative.com
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