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I did the same, but for whatever reason it never seems to stick for me, I always get to a point in which I'm a train completely incapable of escaping and controlling certain feelings. It's not just that I was depressed once, helped myself out, came out stronger and now I know how to be out of it, it's mostly that I can get depressed periodically, super skilled on getting out, but then falling right back into it, which means restarting everything again, my whole identity gets destroyed and I end up not knowing who I am. Which means it requires every single time a super harsh work which I'm tired of doing. That's why I attempted taking my life yestarday...
I wish you the best of luck. I don’t have much more advice, because it’s all so personal to each individual. If you’re young, sometimes I think it gets easier with age and experience. Therapy, and groups like NA/AA can be really helpful.
A lot of people think NA/AA are just about putting down the booze and drugs, but there’s a lot more to it than that. You’re taking inventory of yourself, and actively trying to be a better and more whole person. Everyone’s walk is different, but it can put you into contact with people that have had the same struggles, people that have seen the same dark places you’ve seen. There’s hope out there and I hope you can find some of it.
Thank you so much, the funny thing is that all the year round usually I,'m an healthy freak, hitting the pool 4 times a week, doing yoga and cycling to work everyday, sometimes I run, eat an healthy vegetarian diet..
But as I said if I derail, I derail really a lot and everything gets completely stripped out of me.
I think you can overcome it. It won’t be overnight, but if you give up the drugs and find a community of people living intentionally and trying to improve themselves, you’ll have a lot more tools to live better than you’d have on your own.