[mental health awareness: why i don't celebrate valentine's day]

Mental Health Awareness: 

Why I Don't Celebrate Valentine's Day

The bear I am holding I bought myself 15 years ago.  Though I do not post many things about my personal life, I do suffer from major depression, GAD, PTSD, and BPD which is treated with medication I take daily, years of therapy  and a lot of meditation and self-care.  This has stemmed a mixture of genetic mental disorders and personal events that have not only shaped the person I am today but has made me aware of how important mental health help and awareness is.  And though I am stronger, no one can be strong 100% of the time.

Like many people,  I was constantly bullied in school and was always one of the few kids who never got a Valentine - even the class packs where everyone was supposed to get. I was even teased for not having a southern accent like all the other girls and boys where I lived.  I didn't attend church nor any of the accompanying church activities that my school pushed as being in a small Christian town.  It wasn't normal to form your own opinions about religion or break a social norm. I never had a single sleepover or was invited to one until my senior when I was already traveling and didn't really care anymore after 17 years of nothing.  My birthdays were spent alone.  

The Significance of Valentine's Day:

I moved out before.....

[it's been a while...]

From the request of several people, I'm going to start updating on here again. It's a more personal/explanatory area instead of a basic Facebook post or Tweet. So, since it's been almost a year since I've posted - need to get ya' up to date!

We are going backwards on this one. I have started to do more pin-up or girlish style shoots. I will of course always having fun doing, it just seems that it is time for me to turn over a new leaf and do some more things. Here is a picture that I took for my Valentine's Day cards by the amazing Dim Horizon Studios. Hair and MUA: Pin-Up Girl Cosmetics Atlanta.

Also been working more to show off the ink:

The next endeavor I am taking part of is another shoot with Carbon Decay. He is flying down from NYC to my new place in Atlanta to do another week long collaboration shoot. I haven't seen him in two years so I'm totally stoked.

Went to Bassnectar for New Years and here are a few candids from the last few months:

There are a lot of things missing in-between that. Working with Mannon Pictures and noisenest - absolutely awesome. Losing some friends gaining some friends. Still getting attacked on the home-front about being "unattractive" and "overweight." I've had a few death threats (unrelated). Things have gotten way better than this time last year and I'm finally getting closer and closer to graduation. I work-out every day and am still eating correctly.....so I guess no starving for me!

Oh and one last thing, HolyKhrist.com is currently being built. I hope to have it up mid-March, but it is expensivveeee to have what I'm doing for it.

*If you are interested in shooting a set for the site please send me an email: khristmodel@gmail.com*

Also, up until February 7th, I am taking your personal addresses and mailing out Valentine's that are prints of me to your doorstep, email me at the address listed above if you want one!

Taking any/all questions you may have, and I look forward to updating with all the goodies and things that are coming up!

xoxo

Khrist

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