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Seattle-based Becca Risa Luna is a writer and designer with a passion for travel, designer handbags, coffee, and advocating for mental health. Her work has been featured on Huffington Post, Seattle Met Magazine, and The Mighty.

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May 19 is World Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Day. Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It causes inflammation of your digestive tract, which can lead to abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss and malnutrition. I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in July 2018 after CT scans, MRI’s, and a colonoscopy revealed Crohn’s disease and ulcers in three areas of my GI tract. I had gone several years of misdiagnosis and doctors ignoring my symptoms. The inflammation caused by Crohn's disease often spreads deep into the layers of affected tissue, which can occur anywhere along the digestive tract from rectum to mouth. Crohn's disease can be both painful and debilitating, and sometimes may lead to life-threatening complications. Since being diagnosed, I’ve been on corticosteroids (prednisone), methotrexate, anti-inflammatory drugs, immunosuppressants, and now I get Humira injections every two weeks. Learning to cope with physical struggles is a huge challenge itself—but emotional struggles are really hard too. I live in pain 24/7. some days are better than others, and some days I can’t even get out of bed. I will live with Crohn’s disease for the rest of my life. #WorldIBDDay2019 #makingtheinvisiblevisible Having an invisible illness comes is really, really difficult, so all I can do is talk about it and spread awareness. The exact cause of Crohn's disease remains unknown. Symptoms: * Diarrhea * Fever * Fatigue * Abdominal pain and cramping * Blood in your stool * Mouth sores * Reduced appetite and weight loss * Pain or drainage near or around the anus due to inflammation from a tunnel into the skin (fistula) When to see a doctor if you have persistent changes in your bowel habits or if you have any of the signs and symptoms of Crohn's disease, such as: * Abdominal pain * Blood in your stool * Ongoing bouts of diarrhea that don't respond to over-the-counter (OTC) medications * Unexplained fever lasting more than a day or two * Unexplained weight loss #crohnsdisease #crohnswarrior #ibd #inflammatoryboweldisease

Finally, something I can control. 🖤📸 @swolfephoto . This week I spent time with other bloggers talking about our online personas and how much of our lives we share with strangers. . Some share outfits and their skincare routine, but I share my darkest secrets with you—my mental health, panic attacks, my battle with Crohn’s disease, my past and present relationships.. just to name a few. . Speaking and writing so openly about something I know others expect me to keep in the dark feels enormously freeing. . I guess some may call it “oversharing,” especially because I blog and publish my writing on the internet under my own name, but to me, my vulnerability feels like strength — owning who I am and not being ashamed about any of it. . Sharing my life so candidly is hard for a lot of people to understand, especially for those who call my openness “bravery” or write that they admire me. I admit it’s terrifying to tell these stories. There is so much stigma and shame just surrounding that in itself. . It takes a lot of courage to be who you are, for the entire world to see and to read, especially when you’re not even sure who you are. . cheers, brl . . . . #BorrowBBOS #popofluxury #seattleblogger #seattlefashion #seattlefashionblogger #seattlewriters #seattlestyleblogger #allblackeverything #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #ptsdawareness #crohnsfighter #crohnswarrior #fibrofighter #louisvuittonbag #louisvuittonlimitededition

I already know what you’re thinking. yes, I’m wearing fucking NEON. I’m also carrying a RENTAL Louis Vuitton thanks to @bagborroworsteal 🥰 #BorrowBBOS & #PopOfLuxury . this outfit was inspired by my style blogger friends @thegreyedit & @e_for_elisa, the style trend of the month is ultra brights, which are having a big moment in fashion. if brights scares you, like it scares me, anchor it with black or white. I dare you to try it and tag me + #seattlestylelogue. if I can wear neon, so can you. . . 📸 @thegreyedit . . #neon #neonorange #louisvuittonlover #louisvuittonbag #seattlestyleblogger #seattlestyle #seattleblogger #seattlefashion #bagblogger #fashionwriter #bloggerbabe

just me hanging out with two cute dogs that are not mine 🥰 . . . . #pugsofinstagram #pugsofseattle #seattledogs #dogsofseattle #dogsitter #seattledogsitter #minpin #minpinstagram #roversitter #dogpeople

dogsitting paco the pug for @ericaethrifts for the next two weeks! having a pug around feels so good, like someone turned on the “joy” button in my brain again. people keep referring to me as the “dog whisperer” for how great dogs are with me but honestly, I think dogs are becca whisperers. for more Paco the pug, watch my Instagram Stories 🌈 . . . . . #dogsitting #seattledogs #seattledoggos #seattlepug #seattledogsitter #pugsofinstagram #pugs #dogsofinstagram #dogvideos #funnydogvideos

May is #mentalhealthawareness month. 45 MILLION PEOPLE in the united states live with a mental illness. . #depression, #bipolardisorder, #anxiety, and other mental illnesses feed your mind the wrong messages. Mental illness changes the way you think. Mental illness tells you that you’re going to screw up. It tells you that you aren’t good at anything. It tells you to be afraid of things you know you shouldn’t be afraid of. It tells you that things won’t get better. It tells you that everyone is out to get you, that everyone is looking at you, that everyone is judging you. Constantly. . Anxiety causes a wide range of physical symptoms like headaches, stomach aches, nausea, heart palpitations, panic, shortness of breath, dizziness, muscle spasms. Anxiety also causes a very long list of sometimes debilitating symptoms: thought, cognitive, emotional, and mood-based. . Depression tricks you into feeling isolated. Alone, even in a crowded room. Even with people that know you and love you. Even when you KNOW you have tons of support in your life. . Depression tricks you into feeling weak. It tricks you into believing that you are failing because you can’t simply shake things off like others can. You look at others who appear to be managing their struggles so effortlessly and wonder why you are so incompetent and don’t even have enough energy to take shower. It makes you feel overwhelming tired; like a simple trip to the grocery store is akin to a full day at Disneyland. . Mental illness makes your mind wage war against you. It changes how you think and how you process information. . Depression is an ILLNESS. It is not a condition that can be “cured” by being brushed off with a “try to be happy” or “you have so much to be happy about.” . #anxiety is an ILLNESS. It is not a condition that can be “cured” by being brushed off with a “just don’t be afraid of that” or “get over it” or “just don’t think about it”. Until the #stigma is removed from mental illness, those suffering will continue to hide their condition. . Until society truly, authentically accepts it as an illness, #mentalillness will continue to swallow people whole. Let’s talk about it 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

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