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Hi All,

Currently going through a very rocky patch at the moment - struggling with mental illness and low self-esteem especially. I am trying to use this as a source of motivation by eating, clean, exercising, no alcohol (I have only drank twice this year anyway) and reduce doomscrolling. I would love to know how did hitting rock bottom changed your life for the better?

I am feeling motivated at the moment because I don’t ever want to be in this situation again. I feel very disciplined in living a more healthier and a disciplined lifestyle. I do not want to be a loser, I want to be someone my family, friends and woman are proud off. I am making difficult decisions such as cutting off friends who are detrimental to my growth. It’s unfortunate but important. I am feeling very serious about my lifestyle changes.

I would love to hear your stories. It world definitely give me a source of motivation and help me on my journey to becoming a better person.

I am struggling to come to terms with accepting my diagnosis - although I feel it has made me a strong and more disciplined person in-terms of my diet, sleep, gym and addictions. I have a friendship group of NT who although are great people, are not deep thinking or insightful about the world. I don’t want this to come across as arrogant, but I definitely think my disability has opened myself up and give me a greater and deeper mind compared to my friends.

I am in a really bad place with this condition, but I am trying to do everything I can (in my control) to improve other areas. I will be honest by stating I would consider experimental treatments if they ever became available, but for now I am concentrating on what I can.

As someone who suffers from Health Anxiety badly, I was close to returning home after suffering from a panic attack where I thought something was going to happen to me. I did go to the hospital to get checked out where everything turned out to be thankfully fine. I then decided to carry on with the trip. This is a big deal for me and I am proud (as I am solo travelling) that I did not let my anxiety win. I wanted to share my success story here.