When Did You Realize You Need To Get Your Life Together ? 

Rock bottom was going into the psych ward for being suicidal and realizing I could only think about how my family would react if they found out I was in there. Not because I thought they would be worried for me, but because I knew this would give them more ammunition to use against me. Joining an IOP program, setting some firm boundaries, limiting contact and individual therapy have drastically improved my outlook. it’s still hard, but I have a loving husband and amazing in-laws who are always there for me. They gave me the strength to keep my boundaries and move on with my own life. So, even if it’s not by blood, I have a family I can trust now. And hopefully we’ll be adding to that family soon ❤️

When I gave up the alcohol. I'm currently 122 days alcohol free. My next step is to start working out again so I can lose weight. I need to have a medical physical first(Which I keep dropping the ball on). Anxiety is still there. But I fight it. No more allowing it to sideline me. I feel better since I quit alcohol. No more hangovers, needing naps due to hangovers or taking aspirin like tic tacs. No more vomiting my guts out. One day at a time. Job burnout and anxiety sidelined me. I'm currently unemployed. But I'm thinking about enlisting in the military as soon as I lose weight.

100% can be called “forced positive thoughts”. When you’re depressed, being depressed comes easy. You have the habits, the thoughts, the lifestyle, all supporting how you feel. It takes constant trying and forcing yourself out of your comfort zone to see improvement. And it requires some quite literal “forced positive thoughts” to recorrect negative patterns. It’s a choice, but a choice that takes effort. You don’t just decide to be happy one day, you decide to start trying to be happy.

My story is long but what saved me is rekindling a relationship that helped me grow so much he literally saved me

Sitting in a holding cell realizing I'd just been arrested for armed robbery, probably qualifies.

I am currently a 21 year old still living with his parents, but I have a lot of goals in life, so I need to get a job and get out of my parents house permanently to do them sir.

Story 11: Yaaaaaaay!

When I found myself falling in love with any girl who even speaked to me. I was lonely and eating*EXTREMELY* bad. Like a whole big pepperoni pizza every two days type of bad. I was living a sedentary lifestyle and had the worst posture ever. Now however. I've lost 10lbs and have worked my a$$ off to make myself better physically and mentally. I still have the worst posture known to man but I look a lot better. But still in the eyes of my classmates I'm good o'l fat, awkward, autistic, unworthy of even acknowledging Yemu...

Starting in 2013 I began something I call my Downward Spiral. There had been a lot leading up to this but I was extremely oblivious to a bunch of things like my failing marriage, I felt like it came out of nowhere at the time but looking back I could tell I was a jerk with too big of an ego and my Army career ended soon after that. I ended up broke and living in a literal rotten camper while working as a security guard, one of the only bright spots was my dog. I want to say I want to say things started to change for me after I started smoking weed, I was 29 and a friend of mine shoved a bong in face because I was bitching about something. A few months of me bumming weed from him eventually led to me buying my own stuff and then that’s when I had a bit of what I’d consider a “vision quest”, I won’t go into details but it was the beginning of my climb. It’s not been 7 years and I’ve since gotten a much better job and am living much better now!

When my alcohol problem took over and I was in some dark places

How did you know I needed to hear these today?? 😅

Love your stories

What is a "victimless" sexual crime that requires you to register that also loses you your job?

34:17 I feel on the same idea, I am trying to figure that out on the daily.

22:46 run, get tf outa there. Heal buddy.

32:34 very good.

29:52 seems like a familiar story but about a different person.

Story 35: reasonable enough.

Story 13: so you murderer for a gods blessing that was in you, you killed a individual person. I can’t forgive you ever for that. Otherwise, do positive self talk, and make sure you meet your happiness goals.

31:09 another new life murderer. Unforgivable.