Hello world! My name is Andrea Delgado, also known as Artemis on my Instagram and Twitter. I currently work as a Job Coach. I am also a licensed Zumba instructor. I got my licensed to teach Zumba in 2013. From my first Zumba class, I knew I wanted to teach because I got to do my two favorite things, dance and make money, at the same time! I did some research and found a class to get licensed to teach. I taught for about a year at Carlos Rey Elementary School, but then didn’t have time to teach anymore. I honestly do miss teaching Zumba, but it’s difficult to teach since I don’t have a club to teach at. Maybe one day if I have a place to teach I will start teaching again. I graduated with my bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of New Mexico in 2017. I intend to get my masters in substance abuse counseling before I turn 30. When I grow up, I want to be a substance abuse counselor. What led me to this career choice was one, taking abnormal psych in college, and two, I have suffered addiction; so, knowing firsthand what people go through during detox I feel it will be beneficial because I can empathize with my patients.
One day I will work in my dream job, but as for now I enjoy working as a Job Coach. I own one dog, but I am mom to three dogs. My baby’s name is Harley. This dog literally saved my life. The year I adopted Harley was the year I was extremely suicidal. I came close to committing suicide and I had already been evaluated by a therapist, but I was on a waiting list to see a therapist, so my mom got me a puppy, so I would have a distraction from my thoughts. My mom was right, he was truly a distraction. If it wasn’t for that dog, and my mom getting him for me I probably wouldn’t be here today. So, thank you mom, and Harley! Some of you may know, but some of you may not, but I was engaged to be married. I was engaged to my high school sweetheart, now turned least favorite person on the planet. He and I were together for 4 ½ years, for the first 3 years everything was perfect, and I was so in love with him. But the last year I was with him I began to lose interest. He was in the Navy, so we had a long-distance relationship. Looking back, the only reason my relationship was perfect was because he was never here. That is the honest truth. I saw him maybe once a year then he was gone the rest of the time. When I actually got to see him, I was so annoyed with him I wanted him to leave. My issue was I didn’t know how to tell him I no longer wanted to be with him because every time I would try he would manipulate me into staying with him. In 2016 he raped me. Unfortunately, that was the push I needed to finally leave. Like they say, hindsight is 2020 but even though now I have PTSD I feel I learned a lot about what I want because of him. So, thank you ass hole, you taught me a valuable lesson! In August of 2016, I started dating my current boyfriend, Anthony. We may have our ups and downs, but he treats me better than my ex did. Anthony and I started our relationship off slow. If it were up to Anthony he and I would have started dating a lot sooner, but I didn’t want to jump into anything especially after what had happened to me. Once we started dating things moved progressively fast. I moved in after 6 months of dating. Our first year dating wasn’t easy, in fact, it was one of the hardest things ever. Anthony and I have a 10-year age difference and we’re both stubborn, so we would fight a lot! Don’t get me wrong, we still fight, what couple doesn’t? But now we at least work it out. Our relationship definitely has room for growth. I love Anthony and I want to have a future with him. I guess I will see what god has planned for us. I am a huge nerd! I love superheroes, conspiracy theories, gaming, reading comic books, anime and so many other things. I mentioned my favorite YouTubers in my last post, so you know what I like to watch on YouTube. While writing this post, I watched Markiplier’s FNAF Ultimate Custom Night’s livestream. (I have no friends! Just kidding, I don’t have a lot of friends.) I am a die-hard Dallas Cowboys Fan! (Haters gonna hate). I love going to sporting events in my hometown of Albuquerque. I don’t have a lot of hobbies, but I do enjoy cooking, reading, playing video games, watching YouTube videos, dancing, singing (even though I can’t sing), but most of all, I love writing and doing research for my blog posts. I love doing things for my community as well. I love to donate blood. Currently, I can’t donate because I am anemic. I love to do volunteer work. With my job it’s hard to volunteer on my own because there is not enough time, but luckily my work does a lot of volunteer work, so I take advantage of it. Being a rape survivor, I like to do what I can to help other survivors. I consider myself an advocate for mental health awareness, and sexual assault survivors. I write a lot about my mental health journey and I hope that the things I learn in therapy can not only help me but help those who are afraid of asking for help. I am also not secretive about what happened to me two years ago, I’ve opened up a lot because I want others to know that they are not alone. I know I felt alone after it happened to me, so I want to support others in their time of need. I could go on and on about myself, but I think this is plenty for you to get to know me a little better if you don’t already. XOXO Drea
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