What did you do to pull yourself out of the darkest time in your life?

[WowwGirl]

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[ChiTown33]

Turned the light on. 😂

[WowwGirl]

Nice

[Pterodon]

Stopped drinking

[WowwGirl]

Good answer

[Pterodon]

I drank myself homeless

[WindAtMyBack]

Quit drugs. Before quitting I had to admit that it was really messing me up, even though like most drug users I denied it for years. Quitting was just the beginning. It was a long haul.

I suppose it's the rock bottom story. I knew I had to quit or die. Once I knew deeply that I had to quit, it took a few months before I did it by accident. I was ready. It actually happened because of a girl, indirectly. I went on a blind date with a girl. I didn't do it intentionally, but for some reason I didn't do any drugs when I went out with her. It went really well. It was like an eye opening experience. I was like "Wow, that was pretty cool."

The next day I didn't do any drugs either. Then the next day. Then it was a week. Then a month. All unplanned. I had discovered a new high. The high of being straight was so much better than the high from drugs. It felt good, so I stuck with it and never looked back.

I have to also say that I'm not a religious person and wasn't then. But a year or so before this happened I "prayed" to whatever might be out there that if I could make it through, I would never ask for anything again. I made it through, and I've never asked for anything else. I lived. That's enough.

[RolandCuthbert]

Hmmm. . . well. . . I went to a worship/seminar called "More Life". It was really, really good. After that I involved with a lady named Esther Choy. She would take me out to different seminars and workshops to get me to open up. I had to give presentations, speeches, etc. It was all about getting me back on the horse because my marriage had collapsed, my business failed, I lost my job with Xerox, I lost contracts, and was basically two days from being on the street.

But that first seminar saved my life.

[Sun_Kim-Ai]

I stopped crying over myself and decided to do something, anything, to pull myself out of the dark tunnel I had pushed myself into.

I stopped abusing substances and started talking with people, I stopped finding reasons to argue with my girlfriend at the time and instead focused on having a good time together; I started finding reasons to go out with friends and catch up with people with whom I lost contact.

I got a new haircut and bought myself new clothes that could revolutionize my appearance and give me confidence, and made up and idealized version of myself I would strive to live up to; and I still to today.

[CoolCatMar1]

I have never had depression, but i had anxiety attacks here and there.. i went to a psychologist first and she didn't help... After i went to a psychiatrist and she gave me a prescription medicine which i took for a year and now i am way better and the symptoms went away.

[NostalgiaSenpi]

A fair assessment may be that I just got over that hurdle, recently. I had my first seizure last year in February and eventually found out about my cancer. I'm in remission, now and am more positive than I've been in twenty years. I've decided that moving forward I'm not going to let being single bring me down any more. I almost died several times last year, ending up back in the hospital twice after the surgery.

[WowwGirl]

God bless you're here then

[Agape93]

I didn't, I almost shot myself and spiraled into despair. I'm out because my best friend dragged me back out of that fucking pit. If not not him, I'd have died long ago.

[lightbulb27]

Christ pulled me out of the darkness, so my part of that was accepting, and renewing.

[megabamse]

Focus only on the most important things til i gain more energy and "flow". Take one thing at the time. Set mini goals every day. Dont do to much at once.

[Anpu23]

Fasted for 3 days, stopped wearing shoes, went vegetarian and got heavily into yoga. Literally lost myself in Om Ami Padme and the meaning behind it. Read nothing but spiritual books and spent an hour or more in meditation a day.

[FreyaRed]

Well, I had like most people a week when all ideals, dreams and imagination love is stronger than opportunistic human nature died.

[The_Shadow_Dweller]

I found an inspiration. Alucard from Hellsing anime.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

I made sure to stay on medication and attend therapy, stay away of toxic people.

[worldscolide]

I met my wife.. And decided I wanted to be a better man.

[WowwGirl]

Beautiful

[zagor]

I managed to hang on and, with help from my family, moved to another area and went to grad school FT.

[Guardian45]

I'll let you know...

[WowwGirl]

Sorry

[Guardian45]

Thank you.

[WowwGirl]

Course hang in there