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I made it past the age of 18.I was severely bullied in middle school and was very s***idal. My parents celebrate every birthday as a huge accomplishment because it didn’t seem like I’d make it.I MADE IT TO 28 YALL.
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I’ve made it to 1 year and 29 days selfharm free!! I have never been clean for this long so I’m really proud of myself. My mom and I celebrated my year clean time at Dave and Busters.
Lost myself and my life to alcoholism before hitting 30. Somehow survived rock bottom and looking at 4 years sober on Independence Day!
I never thought I would be 56 years old and raising my grandchildren. Surprise! I am now adopting a 13, 8, and 7 year old. They all have complex ptsd. The youngest has autism. All positive vibes, energy, and juju appreciated!
Suffering with anorexia. And recovering from anorexia.We watched an eating disorder documentary in school and I remember seeing footage of people in hospital crying over having to eat chips and thinking wtf is wrong with them?A few years later being in and out of eating disorder units was the next 15 years of my life.I was so entrenched I thought I’d never recover. Hell, I had consultants tell me I’d be a revolving door patient for the rest of my life. As I was leaving my last hospital admission the consultant told me he’d see me back in a month.That was 5 years ago.It’s not be smooth sailing but I’m in full recovery now, with a full time job I love, able to enjoy life and eat freely. The life of hospitals is a distant memory.
Getting MS (multiple sclerosis).I’ve always been the healthiest, strongest, fittest, most athletic one of all my friends and family.This can all change overnight. It can happen to anyone.Please be kind to those with disabilities, it could be you tomorrow.
I have a few big T’s like being SA’d as a kid, teen, adult… Abusive parents. Being homeless for a time. Being in a DV relationship. Lost two babies. Lots of trauma. But truly the one thing that’s happened that I never thought would? Finding my husband and the happiness we have together.There’s some cheese for ya.
I was diagnosed with premature ovarian failure. And I grieved over the loss of never being a mother. My heart would melt (and break) every time one of my students would accidentally call me mom.Fast forward 4 years from that point, and thanks to donor egg IVF I am currently 11 weeks pregnant. I’m so grateful for this possibility and for going on this journey.
Got cancer. Wish me luck!
Becoming homeless.
I was 51. I had the day off and was feeling great. Decided to take an afternoon nap. As soon as my head hit the pillow I had a massive heart attack that destroyed 40% of my heart. I woke up 3 days later on a ventilator and had no idea what the heck happened.
I got fat, lol.When you’re slim/fit pretty much your whole life, you take it for granted in many ways. It was very easy (at least it was for me) to fall into a rut of bad habits for a variety of reasons and now I’m in a place where I’ve got a decent amount of weight to lose and I feel like I’m back at square one when it comes to fitness.If you don’t use it, you can in fact, lose it.
I had leukemia as a child and was told I’d never be able to have kids due to radiation and chemo therapy. I have 2 healthy kids who graduated from high school. So to the doctors at mc master in hamilton thank you.
Losing my mom.Like yeah it’s expected to outlive your parents, it’s “the natural way”.But losing my mom last year before I even turned 21 from s***ide…destroyed me. I thought she would always be here. I thought she would grow old, be there when I get married and have kids…It still doesn’t feel real…hug your mom and tell her you love her. You’ll miss those “annoying” calls and texts.
I never thought I would lose a child, but I did. My son died unexpectedly 9-1/2 months ago. I will never get over it.UPDATE: Many thanks to all of you who offered your condolences.
My husband of almost 20 years left because I was sick and needed surgery.
Getting a really serious case of pneumonia as an active healthy 40 year old.I went from feeling a bit ill , developing a cough to a coma in intensive care on life support in just 3 days!Spent 5 weeks in a coma with full lung and then kidney failure, and another 3 doing physio and recovering.
I won a full oven and top unit in a kitchen sale lottery. I was 8.
In 1996 or so, I went to my wife’s company Christmas party. While there, a candle got close to some of the table decorations, and I put out the small fire with 2-3 napkins dipped in a water glass.I never expected to do this at least two more times, each at a formal banquet, each with a candle igniting decorations. The most recent (2018), I put out the small fire with iced tea, not water, and did not break the discussion.
I slipped on a banana skin, no joke.
Getting laid off unexpectedly after years of loyalty to my company. It was a wake-up call about job security and the need to always be prepared.
Bad stuff: mass shooting.Good stuff: I never thought I would get married, but we’re coming up on five years in the fall.
Achieve my biggest dreams and still struggle with depression.For the longest time I told myself if I got a well paying job, if a had a great partner, if I lived in that trendy neighborhood, if I had cool friends that actually liked going out.I have all that now and still struggle sometimes.
House fire. All the things you are “sure” that you’ll grab? Nope. Outside at 2 am in February, in my pjs. I had my phone and my husband, and that’s it. No one was hurt, which is the most important factor. Neighbor’s house caught our house on fire–inner city, 100+ year old wooden houses.
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I got old.
My ex husband of 12 years got court summons because he was being convicted of internet child s*x crimes, then my 24 year old sister died in the same week.I trusted him, everyone trusted him. He got 7 years. He turned out to be an actual sociopath, using my naivety and trauma from growing up in a narcissistic family dynamic to manipulate me my entire life.My sister had down syndrome, she was amazing and I expected her to at least live until she was 50. I miss her so much.I still struggle with both and have severe loss trauma. I can’t fully feel happy because I’m so afraid of everything going so wrong again.
I witnessed a car fly off the railings onto the freeway on ramp I was on. The guy was stuck inside his vehicle upside down and I broke him out of it with a log splitting maul I had in my truck at the time.
Staying married to someone after they did things that I shouldn’t have tolerated and stuck around after.It’s easy to judge other people’s relationships from the outside and have your whole perspective change when it happens to you.
Brain tumor at 21. I’ve had six brain surgeries so far and I’m 50 now.
Traveling overseas for vacation. For the longest time growing up I thought my only option for going overseas was to get into military service. Never thought I’d be able to afford to do it otherwise. But I did and have done it several times. .
SA. I admire those that tell me about their stories. Some days just feels like I’m trying to survive other days are lighter and more manageable. I lose my appetite and sex drive a lot. And intimacy is harder in relationships for me.
Being in a domestically violent relationship.
I got robbed at gun point while working in a bakery at 3am on Christmas eve of 2012.
Getting pregnant. There was a problem on my partner’s end.Somehow, two weeks after my mom died, we conceived and I’m now 31 weeks pregnant.
Depression.Thought it was a joke, thought it was an excuse. God depressed and diagnosed with treatment resistant MDD. I am fortunate to be in a place where I no longer need meds but, damn. I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy.
I met the most perfect man for me who is so gentle with me. I was in an abusive relationship for six years, it ended ten years ago and I KNEW I’d never get married. He proposed eight months in. We hjust celebrated our first wedding anniversary. We literally have the perfect marriage. We NEVER fight. It’s the best. He is the best.
Having a kid with a serious health condition. I had two who were perfectly healthy and it never occurred to me that my third would be any different.
Addiction.
Cancer at 19, losing my mom at 24, losing my aunt at 21, the list goes on. It’s rough man.
Have a special needs child.
I never thought I’d be in an abusive relationship, I was always a strong person that didn’t take any s**t but this man completely changed who I was. Worst year of my life!
I never thought I could get any uglier… but nature finds a way 😭.
Find somebody to love.
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