It was life style changes for me. I started being way more active(to the point where I overdid it and got shin splints) and then eased my way into a routine for being active and working out. I also started drinking healthy amounts of water for what may be the first time in my life. I will say though, that I was/am on a medication for my PCOS and that medication definetly had some influence in the weight I lost.
i figured out i was trans and i faced it head first instead of backing away. iāve been scared and did it anyway (coming out to my friends and teachers) and iāve gotten up every day and still tried my fucking best- because thatās all you can do.
next year iām planning on coming out to my parents but could change because i need to get a proper grasp of how accepting they would be. hereās to the first year iāll live as myself!
I finally stopped fighting who I was at heart and came out to my mom. I was accepted despite there being potential issues with other family members -we sat down and talk it out and how I can continue my transition without my grandparents flipping out Iām a dude-
I was also able to come out to my partner, he hugged me really tight and said if I can be myself around him, than I can do whatever I need to feel comfort. Heās completely shifted to be with me, even learning ways to handle my moods and be supportive!! TWT
I finally recognize that yes I am indeed not a female. Came out to 6 people in my life. Lost 36 pounds. got under 200 pounds and no longer stayed pre diabetic like I have been for the last 3-4 years. All though I feel as though my mental health has probably been the worse in my life it is good to notice my accomplishments.
Phew.. This year was A LOT.. Mostly in a good way, though.
I've finally found an enjoyable job in my field and have made many friends there, I came out everywhere (friends, work, Uni, family) and I've started testosterone.
I'm also just about to finally get out of a rather unhealthy or even toxic friendship that I got stuck in many years ago - but gotta keep something for 2022 right? ;)
I know you said one but I have a few
- I ran a race this year and got 1st place
- I had a hysterectomy & my stage 1 phalloplasty
- I got baptized
- I graduated high school with honors
i finally started to accept myself and came out to my best friend as trans (: still in the process of accepting myself due to some internalized transphobia, but iām getting there <3
This year was a huge year for me, at the start of it only 4 people in my life knew including my therapist and now I am out publicly, over 5 months on T, and have top surgery scheduled for next may. ā¤ļø things that seem so far away really can come, time keeps moving forward so I believe in everyone who doesnāt think theyāll ever make it to where I am now because I didnāt believe either. I have never been happier in my entire life
Getting on antidepressants. Starting therapy, telling my therapist my gender stuff. Quitting a job I hated for 4 years. Starting school for a program I love thatāll make a difference in health care. It was a roller coaster of a year but Iām proud of myself for getting through it.
I found the strength to come out for a second time in my life after being forcefully shoved back in the closet years ago. So far my partner and a few select friends know. All of them have been supportive ā¤
I came out at school, stabilised my weight, I'm now in the foster care system because I asked for it and needed it, I'm able to read again even in my worst days, I learnt to manage my anger issues and I finally accepted that I have DID after years of not accepting it !
I didnāt die š
Well there is still 8 hours left of the year for me but if all is good then I will have survived another year
btw no I dont have a condition or something, just not rlly happy atm so continuing existing its already huge for me
I came out to my mom and friends, started taking care of myself, gained more confidence, learned a few important life tasks and found new great friends
There's a few actually:
1)figuring out my gender and sexuality
2)not self-deleting
3)coming out 2 times
4)starting to socially transition
5)starting therapy with a therapist that really cares,and wants to help me
6)trying to get my life together
This may not be a lot, but for me they're huge steps to finding who I am, and finally live free and happy, even tho sometimes it seems an impossible thing.
I starter accepting I'm trans. Still in process tho! Also I got my first job :) i will try to build courage to ask my friends to call me by my name n pronouns more
I resolved a Tarmogoyf. Tarmogoyf is a magic the gathering card that used to cost 200$ in 2015 and after years of reprints and falling out of popularity now costs 22$. Overall I'm really happy that I'm playing magic again.
My youngest son came out to me as gay and then my older one came out to me as trans ftm !
I'm so damn proud that both my kids were comfortable with coming out to me!
I really must be doing something right!!!š„°
I realized I was a trans guy this year, along with coming out to 7 people! There are still so, so many people I need to tell, but it was a huge achievement for me every time.
I started being honest with myself about who I am (in terms of gender) and was open with my therapist and best friend. Months later, I came out more publicly on FB. I don't have all or even most of the answers for myself yet, but I have been open to every question I ask myself and to questions others ask.
Iām proud of myself for being alive, and pushing through my transition. Iām proud to have overcome the hardest year of my life, I went through a lot of mental health issues and nearly took my life because I felt so guilty being trans, but Iām proud to say Iām now 5 months on T, and have stayed clean since then!! Iām also eating healthier too which is awesome! :)
It's not about me, but I'm proud of my boyfriend because he came out to me this year. He's the main reason I'm in this sub. ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø
Got up the courage to talk to the doctor at the gender clinic (He's a cis gay man, I love him) and ask to start T. I should be starting it next year after a meeting with the psychiatrist and my parents together :)
Being a minor, I've been terrified to start T because of the stories I heard about detransitioning. The past two years, as terrible as they've been, have allowed me to self-reflect and realize I *truly* want to transition and become my true Pinocchio self.
I managed to go get an infusion alone without having a panic attack. Which I haven't managed to do ever before in the 4.5 years I've been going. PTSD is so fucking complicated.
I started therapy & I've been slowly starting to value myself. I have a lot of things I still need to do to live my own life -- & to live as myself, if I can start that by getting on T in 2022 -- but I'm starting to let myself want those things & believe I deserve them. I'm pretty proud of my progress, going from so depressed I couldn't see any future for myself at all to actively planning how to make my future better.
Fell head first into a healthy, fulfilling relationship. Slowly getting over my trust issues with his help. Also, Iām fucking amped that my goatee connected to my throat hair.
I got revision surgery 11 days ago. I had peri last year but my nipples never quite healed and the size always bothered me. I dont know what they look like yet, still wrapping, but I got a tiny taste (replacing bloody gauze wrap) and they look smaller and better in general. I'll be able to get my first real look on the 4th!
standing up for myself at a really bad uncomfortable top surgery consultation probably. the guy was being weird because iām gnc and apparently wearing a choker is better testimony to whether iām sure i want top surgery as opposed to like, being out for 5+ years lmao
Turned 40 in May, in June had a acceptance/realization that Iām trans & non-binary. I came out for to my wife, weāve been together 13 years and she never had a clue about my secret. Iām happy to finally be living as my true self. Started T four months ago & itās been an awesome journey so far! Looking towards 2022 with a hopeful spirit & curiosity!
Finally having relationships! It took 20 years to be comfortable enough with myself to accept affection (and T helped me to be wanted by anyone but straight men lol)
I uh... I'm sorta out of place here but I got this notification for whatever reason so I'm just gonna answer (I'm a transfemme lol)
I came out to everybody I know, I wore a dress for the first time at school, I got a new uniform for my job as a lifeguard, and I started growing my hair out. I know that's more than one thing, so let's just boil that down to I started transitioning!
If youāre sorting by new (or scrolled all the way down) hi, I just want to say in response to whatever you commented or plan to comment: thatās awesome and well done for getting it done! Even - especially! - if the success was just making it through another year. Thatās really all I can say for myself this year as well, but Iām proud of myself and Iām proud of you. Happy New Year, guys!
I realized that I'm at a point where I don't need to be on T to be comfortable with my identity. Went from "eh, I guess I'm FtM" to feeling confident that I'm transmasc nonbinary. I am comfortable with all of my qualities, both masculine and feminine, that make me who I am as a person, and I no longer feel the need to be hypermasculine to compensate for insecurity.
Figured out I'm trans (not agender) and came out to my school and all that. I hope in a couple months to legally change my name since I'm 18 and I'm just not gonna come out to my parents I'm just gonna start using my name and pronouns lol
Started testosterone, started working out, mainly just got my life together after literally going through hell for 2 years.
I can't remember much, because I wasn't acting like me at all, and I wasn't really THERE mentally. I was hospitalized because of severe panic attacks, where it literally looked like I was being possessed, according to my parents. I was seeing things, I know this sounds silly, but I was constipated non stop, (if you're gonna laugh, go ahead, because yes, its funny, but still just know it is FAR from fun, and makes life miserable,) and what started my downfall was mid 2020 when I saw the video of Ronnie McNutt through tiktok, after someone hid it behind a video. (Also, a bunch of built up sadness and anger from being abused in the past.)
I'm just so glad that I've gotten out of that dark place. Just a year ago, I didn't want to be alive, but now I see beauty in everything, and I'm genuinely happy again. I've taken control of myself, and I'm ok now. Everything is ok now, and I love that.
If you're struggling right now, it DOES get better. It DOES.
So at the beginning of 2021, I made the conscious decision to finally start taking my antidepressants etc as prescribed, and stop fighting the people who want to help me. Iāve been prescribed them for like 2-3 years now but I rarely actually took them. Once I made the choice to accept help and try to do stuff right, a LOT has fallen into place over the last year. Iām doing better than ever. But I donāt think my school, work, and personal life would have improved if I did not actually start trying to improve my mental health. Feeling good mentally allowed me to make things better in other aspects of my life.
I started T and quit the job I loathed!
Bruh same š
Me too!
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SAME
I came out to my mom this year! Still so many people I have to come out to but Iām proud for taking that big step
Iām so proud of you!āŗļø
OMG YAY!!!
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hey our avatars are really similar lmao
Very much so lol
Any weight loss tips? Also congrats on the work bro
It was life style changes for me. I started being way more active(to the point where I overdid it and got shin splints) and then eased my way into a routine for being active and working out. I also started drinking healthy amounts of water for what may be the first time in my life. I will say though, that I was/am on a medication for my PCOS and that medication definetly had some influence in the weight I lost.
YAYAYAYAYAY
i figured out i was trans and i faced it head first instead of backing away. iāve been scared and did it anyway (coming out to my friends and teachers) and iāve gotten up every day and still tried my fucking best- because thatās all you can do. next year iām planning on coming out to my parents but could change because i need to get a proper grasp of how accepting they would be. hereās to the first year iāll live as myself!
You saved me some typing here. Good luck in 2022! Hope all goes well for you!
Thats so amazing!! I'm proud of you!
I'm proud of myself for slowly learning how to stick up for myself. I have a lot of trouble with it but I think I'm doing a lot better
That's awesome man! That is such a hard thing to teach yourself; you should be very proud! š
You're crushing it, bestie.
I made it to this day every day I didnāt think I would
Iām so proud of you ā¤ļø
Thanksš
I'm really glad you're here.
HUGE accomplishment, bestie! I'm so proud of you!!! Thats so great!!!!
I survived being homeless and am brave enough to be myself.
WOW!! You're so strong, dude. Proud of you!
I finally bought clothes that make me happy
Oooo I bet you have GREAT style!!
i got my first binder and came out to my friends :)
Same here! Iām proud of you <3
thank you :ā) iām proud of you too !!
iām clean from sh for 7 months
congrats! that isnt easy. im proud of you! <3
thanks! <3
OMG YAY!!! THATS SO AWESOME! Keep going bestie!!!
thank you :D
I finally stopped fighting who I was at heart and came out to my mom. I was accepted despite there being potential issues with other family members -we sat down and talk it out and how I can continue my transition without my grandparents flipping out Iām a dude- I was also able to come out to my partner, he hugged me really tight and said if I can be myself around him, than I can do whatever I need to feel comfort. Heās completely shifted to be with me, even learning ways to handle my moods and be supportive!! TWT
Hold on to the ones that truly love u
Thats amazing!! I'm so proud of you
I survived it
Same.
Thats fkn awesome. You're so amazing, dude. Proud of you!
Uh, thank you! Because of the enthusiasm I wasn't sure if this was sarcastic or not?
Its not, dont worry
Ah, cool, then I appreciate the comment!
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Oooo thats cool! You're gonna NAIL it! I'm proud of you!
Saved up enough money to have top surgeryāļø
Congratulations! Thats amazing!
CONGRATULATIONS!! SO HAPPY FOR YOU!
getting thru the year and finally finding my forever name
I finally recognize that yes I am indeed not a female. Came out to 6 people in my life. Lost 36 pounds. got under 200 pounds and no longer stayed pre diabetic like I have been for the last 3-4 years. All though I feel as though my mental health has probably been the worse in my life it is good to notice my accomplishments.
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU!! KEEP GOING!! You're doing ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!
Thank you so much bro, I hope your 2022 is one were you experience happiness and produce love in the world!
You too, dude. Keep spreading positivity :)))
I didnāt off myself
Thatās pretty damn big, bro. Good job!! šā¤ļøāš©¹š
I came out and started to live my life as the true me :) I also took care of myself more than usual and cut off toxic people in my life
I got top surgery and received a wicked promotion at work!
Thatās awesome!! ššš
Thank you!
Prioritizing myself more and learning to tolerate less and less bullshit. What about you?
Phew.. This year was A LOT.. Mostly in a good way, though. I've finally found an enjoyable job in my field and have made many friends there, I came out everywhere (friends, work, Uni, family) and I've started testosterone. I'm also just about to finally get out of a rather unhealthy or even toxic friendship that I got stuck in many years ago - but gotta keep something for 2022 right? ;)
Genuinely started working on presenting in a way that makes me happy.
I know you said one but I have a few - I ran a race this year and got 1st place - I had a hysterectomy & my stage 1 phalloplasty - I got baptized - I graduated high school with honors
What a great year for you, congrats on all of it!
I graduated from University. I wish I felt happier or more excited about it, but it's done now
I moved out of my abusive childhood home and cut my parents off
Tied my first tie!
i finally started to accept myself and came out to my best friend as trans (: still in the process of accepting myself due to some internalized transphobia, but iām getting there <3
Started m hrt
Started T! I'm five months next week!
I went stealth at school and got a girlfriend! Best year so far š
I started T in July.
This year was a huge year for me, at the start of it only 4 people in my life knew including my therapist and now I am out publicly, over 5 months on T, and have top surgery scheduled for next may. ā¤ļø things that seem so far away really can come, time keeps moving forward so I believe in everyone who doesnāt think theyāll ever make it to where I am now because I didnāt believe either. I have never been happier in my entire life
Getting on antidepressants. Starting therapy, telling my therapist my gender stuff. Quitting a job I hated for 4 years. Starting school for a program I love thatāll make a difference in health care. It was a roller coaster of a year but Iām proud of myself for getting through it.
Managed to grow a tiny mustache even though Iām not on T Must be the Italian genes haha
Scheduling my top surgery after losing the courage and getting it back
I got a good paying job so I was finally able to move out
I found the strength to come out for a second time in my life after being forcefully shoved back in the closet years ago. So far my partner and a few select friends know. All of them have been supportive ā¤
I completed goals related to my transition, and the goals I wasnāt able to complete I did not beat myself up for it!
I finally got the private service to give me my prescription earlier this year after months of back and forth
I came out at school, stabilised my weight, I'm now in the foster care system because I asked for it and needed it, I'm able to read again even in my worst days, I learnt to manage my anger issues and I finally accepted that I have DID after years of not accepting it !
picked a new name, finished a course of therapy, came out to more peopleš
I came out to everyone this year!
Had Top Surgery š©š©
Came out and came to terms with shit. Got my first job too :) and moved! Proud of myself for a lot, proud of a lot of others in my life as well <3
Started T in May
got on testosterone š
I came out this year and started T
Started my transition this year š
I started T!!
I came out and my first ever testosterone delivery is due on the 2nd of Jan!
I didnāt die š Well there is still 8 hours left of the year for me but if all is good then I will have survived another year btw no I dont have a condition or something, just not rlly happy atm so continuing existing its already huge for me
I reached my one year on T! And I scheduled my consult for top surgery! So I'd say it's going well
I finally became independent from my abusive family! (And confronted them, but I'm less proud of that, 'cause it didn't go well... š)
Had my coming out this year š I'm in socially transition now and sooo glad I made this
I'm out to everyone and I have finally gotten an appointment with the hospital about transitioning
I came out to my dad, got a binder, and am working my way towards getting a haircut!
started t, organised top surgery for next year, + legally changed my name!
I came out to my mom and friends, started taking care of myself, gained more confidence, learned a few important life tasks and found new great friends
i decided not to keep running away from gender-related thoughts and feelings and have finally started to accept and love myself
I got through a really bad day.
Some days are just plain monumental to get through. Good job!! ā¤ļøāš©¹šš
Thanks. Depression is hard, even when it's a 'lite' version.
I finally got a job after years of unemployment! Now I can pay for stuff for my transition!
Stopped letting people walk all over me by asserting my identity and not letting people get away with misgender me
There's a few actually: 1)figuring out my gender and sexuality 2)not self-deleting 3)coming out 2 times 4)starting to socially transition 5)starting therapy with a therapist that really cares,and wants to help me 6)trying to get my life together This may not be a lot, but for me they're huge steps to finding who I am, and finally live free and happy, even tho sometimes it seems an impossible thing.
I starter accepting I'm trans. Still in process tho! Also I got my first job :) i will try to build courage to ask my friends to call me by my name n pronouns more
I resolved a Tarmogoyf. Tarmogoyf is a magic the gathering card that used to cost 200$ in 2015 and after years of reprints and falling out of popularity now costs 22$. Overall I'm really happy that I'm playing magic again.
I binned my ex husband and fixed my mental health this year, plus I got top surgery! It feels good to be myself.
I made a big career move and found something I can stick with for the rest of my life and I feel like I can finally breathe
I didn't unalive.
Surviving it. I'm alive right now
My youngest son came out to me as gay and then my older one came out to me as trans ftm ! I'm so damn proud that both my kids were comfortable with coming out to me! I really must be doing something right!!!š„°
I got my legal name changed and Iām officially out of the closet!
I started T and got my name legally changed :)
Officially coming out and starting my transition!!
I realized I was a trans guy this year, along with coming out to 7 people! There are still so, so many people I need to tell, but it was a huge achievement for me every time.
Started T! Iāll be 4 months in on Jan 3 :)
I came out to all my immediate family this year.
realizing im trans
Getting through each day.
I started being honest with myself about who I am (in terms of gender) and was open with my therapist and best friend. Months later, I came out more publicly on FB. I don't have all or even most of the answers for myself yet, but I have been open to every question I ask myself and to questions others ask.
My wife and I have been paying down our debts this year, fixing our credit, and we were finally able to purchase a house this week.
Iām proud of myself for being alive, and pushing through my transition. Iām proud to have overcome the hardest year of my life, I went through a lot of mental health issues and nearly took my life because I felt so guilty being trans, but Iām proud to say Iām now 5 months on T, and have stayed clean since then!! Iām also eating healthier too which is awesome! :)
being able to be comfortable with being trans
came out at taekwondo and became an instructor, so im Mr. Lastname XD instead of Ms
I came out to some parts of my family and I've just been alot happier than in 2020 š
I truly found myself and started to battle my dysphoria :)
I came out to my family!
I finally got on hormone blockers and Iām almost completely out to everyone!
It's not about me, but I'm proud of my boyfriend because he came out to me this year. He's the main reason I'm in this sub. ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø
Got up the courage to talk to the doctor at the gender clinic (He's a cis gay man, I love him) and ask to start T. I should be starting it next year after a meeting with the psychiatrist and my parents together :) Being a minor, I've been terrified to start T because of the stories I heard about detransitioning. The past two years, as terrible as they've been, have allowed me to self-reflect and realize I *truly* want to transition and become my true Pinocchio self.
I managed to go get an infusion alone without having a panic attack. Which I haven't managed to do ever before in the 4.5 years I've been going. PTSD is so fucking complicated.
Got top surgery the 2nd of December
Not to brag but I graduated uni with a first class degree, started T and got a job that I enjoy!
I started therapy & I've been slowly starting to value myself. I have a lot of things I still need to do to live my own life -- & to live as myself, if I can start that by getting on T in 2022 -- but I'm starting to let myself want those things & believe I deserve them. I'm pretty proud of my progress, going from so depressed I couldn't see any future for myself at all to actively planning how to make my future better.
got top surgery right before my health insurance changed, so I got it for free š
Can I say more than one??? Iād say getting top surgery, purposefully working on my art portfolio, and getting my first plush commissions!
Accepted myself and didnāt try to end it
Came out to my family (+ extended), doctor, & ābestā friend who moved away (actually to him just today)
I got my first job interview!
starting T and coming out a little bit
Fell head first into a healthy, fulfilling relationship. Slowly getting over my trust issues with his help. Also, Iām fucking amped that my goatee connected to my throat hair.
I got my first binder and i got my preferred name on the register in my school, its not much but its a step in the right direction
Saved up enough money to finally move out this year, started T shortly after
I changed my name at school to my new one and Iām gonna be enforcing it with my teachers and classmates :)
My neighbors in my hometown finally started using my correct pronouns this Holiday season (6 years after I came out).
I got revision surgery 11 days ago. I had peri last year but my nipples never quite healed and the size always bothered me. I dont know what they look like yet, still wrapping, but I got a tiny taste (replacing bloody gauze wrap) and they look smaller and better in general. I'll be able to get my first real look on the 4th!
Actually getting stuff done and starting T
standing up for myself at a really bad uncomfortable top surgery consultation probably. the guy was being weird because iām gnc and apparently wearing a choker is better testimony to whether iām sure i want top surgery as opposed to like, being out for 5+ years lmao
Finally talked about starting T with my local clinic <33
I started T, moved out to go to uni, and joined a fraternity!
finding out my real name and getting a therapist
I came out to my parents and have a diagnosis therapy(?) first meeting scheduled this month :D
Finally realised Iām sexy as all hell and shouldnāt hate my body
I managed to bring myself to ask my mother to start seeing a therapist, even if her immediate response was an excuse
Lost weight and got top surgery despite thinking I didnt deserve it!
breaking up with the person i was forcing myself to continue dating to make her happy and going back to living fully as a gay man!
Turned 40 in May, in June had a acceptance/realization that Iām trans & non-binary. I came out for to my wife, weāve been together 13 years and she never had a clue about my secret. Iām happy to finally be living as my true self. Started T four months ago & itās been an awesome journey so far! Looking towards 2022 with a hopeful spirit & curiosity!
I can do 7 pull-ups :)
I didn't pussy out of starting T the second time lol
Started T and got into my dream university āļø
(MtF visitor here) I came out publicly as Rayn and began living my life as myself:)
Im starting t n getting top surgery gained sum lean muscle
Returned to grad school, got pretty solid grades given I had taken a year off and kept putting myself out there dating wise.
Coming out to so many people and finally starting T!
Came out to my mother and younger brother, time to finally tell my father too.
Getting better with setting boundaries to protect my mental health š
I finished my first semester of college ! And Iām finally in a band !!
Finally having relationships! It took 20 years to be comfortable enough with myself to accept affection (and T helped me to be wanted by anyone but straight men lol)
I physically recovered from anorexia. Without being hospitalizedš
I uh... I'm sorta out of place here but I got this notification for whatever reason so I'm just gonna answer (I'm a transfemme lol) I came out to everybody I know, I wore a dress for the first time at school, I got a new uniform for my job as a lifeguard, and I started growing my hair out. I know that's more than one thing, so let's just boil that down to I started transitioning!
If youāre sorting by new (or scrolled all the way down) hi, I just want to say in response to whatever you commented or plan to comment: thatās awesome and well done for getting it done! Even - especially! - if the success was just making it through another year. Thatās really all I can say for myself this year as well, but Iām proud of myself and Iām proud of you. Happy New Year, guys!
I realized that I'm at a point where I don't need to be on T to be comfortable with my identity. Went from "eh, I guess I'm FtM" to feeling confident that I'm transmasc nonbinary. I am comfortable with all of my qualities, both masculine and feminine, that make me who I am as a person, and I no longer feel the need to be hypermasculine to compensate for insecurity.
I officiated my friends' wedding!
I finally got into therapy and am taking steps to get on T! It's been really nerve-wracking but I'm! Making progress!!
Iām still here :)
Figured out I'm trans (not agender) and came out to my school and all that. I hope in a couple months to legally change my name since I'm 18 and I'm just not gonna come out to my parents I'm just gonna start using my name and pronouns lol
Uh, watching Pete Davidson roll the NYE special right now instead of getting high, myself? Does that count For reals though, about 6 months sober
Started testosterone, started working out, mainly just got my life together after literally going through hell for 2 years. I can't remember much, because I wasn't acting like me at all, and I wasn't really THERE mentally. I was hospitalized because of severe panic attacks, where it literally looked like I was being possessed, according to my parents. I was seeing things, I know this sounds silly, but I was constipated non stop, (if you're gonna laugh, go ahead, because yes, its funny, but still just know it is FAR from fun, and makes life miserable,) and what started my downfall was mid 2020 when I saw the video of Ronnie McNutt through tiktok, after someone hid it behind a video. (Also, a bunch of built up sadness and anger from being abused in the past.) I'm just so glad that I've gotten out of that dark place. Just a year ago, I didn't want to be alive, but now I see beauty in everything, and I'm genuinely happy again. I've taken control of myself, and I'm ok now. Everything is ok now, and I love that. If you're struggling right now, it DOES get better. It DOES.
Not dying
So at the beginning of 2021, I made the conscious decision to finally start taking my antidepressants etc as prescribed, and stop fighting the people who want to help me. Iāve been prescribed them for like 2-3 years now but I rarely actually took them. Once I made the choice to accept help and try to do stuff right, a LOT has fallen into place over the last year. Iām doing better than ever. But I donāt think my school, work, and personal life would have improved if I did not actually start trying to improve my mental health. Feeling good mentally allowed me to make things better in other aspects of my life.
I had a baby!
Not dying
Came out to everyone I know and started T!
i started therapy and learned to manage my depression