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And thank you for coming back to this thread to share how much better you are doing now than last year ! I wish you much success and happiness this year as you continue on your journey !
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Originally Posted by DaveC9114
Update from a long time ago. I am doing a lot better and I want to thank everyone on this board for being supportive through some of the toughest, darkest times in my life.
Right now I am working (it is not the best job but it is a job and it is not too stressful) I am in the process of developing some new hobbies and rebuilding my life everyday. While some of you may post on here not knowing if you will help anyone, I want to let you know you do make a difference. Since none of you know me personally, it was probably tough to give good advice and in August/Sept I made a lot of mistakes feeling things out. I feel great and am starting to do great now though so I thank everyone who was supportive! I really do
Hey I just logged into city-data cause I had a question to ask on another forum. Just want to let everyone know I am doing well (some days better than others, life isn't perfect) but I am working, exercising and eating healthy with a few cool hobbies mixed in so can't complain too much given the plights of others in this country (and around the world)
I didnt know where to post this but I did know of this board and I decided to post it here....
I am 27 years old and just have very little going for me. When I finished high high school (with poor grades, just never cared enough to be a good student, although was fairly popular and had friends) Although nothing spectacular, the last year of school was probably 1 of the best ive had. I went to community college for 2 years and went through the motions, then transferred to a local commuter school and went through the motions more. Somehow eeking out a degree in a fairly useless field because I didnt want to put the effort in to get anything more. I did work through college at an easy menial job (always settling) and managed to saveup some money. After college, I moved West (no idea why, just searching for a better life I suppose) and was just depressed, never really found work there and just sort of wasted 15 months out there, then moved home and ive now been living home for 2 years just doing nothing. At various times, ive tried to get stuff going (going back to school, which I never gotoff the ground, getting a job....
When I was 19 and in my 2nd semester in college I started to get bored with partying, hanging out with friends and just did my own thing. Got depressed, would just sit in my room, drink soda and waste time on the internet. My mother owned a very stressful and ultiamtely unsuccessful business with her boyfriend at this time and their negativity and constant bitterness towards life and each other definitely weighed on me. She was also laid off from her regular day job during this time, making things even more stressful around the house. Over the next few years I just halfass worked/went to school while furthering my isolation and depression. I guess I figured everything was OK because on paper I wasnt really doing anything wrong.
That is the cliff notes to my story, other notable areas include that I tried to cure my depression by exercising and this pretty much worked for a few months (definitely felt like I was getting better) until I hurt my knee about 15 months ago (squatting, then hiking) and since have mostly been sidelined. Went to PT 2 different 4 week sessions and had an MRI, nothing really worked too well. So in 2 months of exercise I managed to hurt my knees for life I guess, this really bothered me as I always wanted to be physically fit and in good shape and was finally achieving that goal.
Its amazing to me to think that in 2 months it will be 9 years since I finished high school and my life has just continued to decay more and more until I got to this point.
I finally started seeing a therapist about a month ago and to be honest it hasnt really helped too much.
*Sleep schedule had been very erratic since I was 13-14 or so (probably around the same time I discovered the internet)*
I was just reading through this thread and this is a good story. I think you should start a new thread titled "My inspiring story." And I am dead serious. It might be inspirational to others.
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