Alex Baer
Psychology student & mental health advocate
Hello there & welcome to my page! I am a 21 year old psychology student with lots of passions, but my biggest one is helping others. Scroll down for my personal story and experience.
My experience with mental health & psychology
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3rd Year Psychology student minoring in Child and Adolescent Development
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Certified Crisis Counselor for Crisis Text Line
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First and second hand experience with a spectrum of mental health related issues
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Extensive research on several different psychological disorders and concepts
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Creator and organizer of mental health week "Thrive Week" through Davies Highschool Fargo, ND. 2019
My Story
Ever since I was in elementary school I knew that something in my brain just wasn't quite right. I remember intense anxiety at the age of 6 when I would mess up on counting the tiles on the classroom ceiling and the fear of something terrible happening if I didn't get it right.
When I was around 15, I was diagnosed with depression, anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder. To sum it up, I underwent constant depressive episodes and engaged in many different forms of self harming to cope with suicidal thoughts, as well as heavy unsocial alcohol abuse in order to self medicate over the span of many years.
With time, my mental health has certainly ebbed and flowed as I've learned how to cope with the illnesses that will always be a part of me no matter how old or wise I become.