Is there a time in your life you never truly recovered from?

[IHaveRespawned]

2004 was my favorite year. 2005 was quite decent. I moved in 2005 in the middle of 5th grade. 6th grade had some challenges but was OKish. 7th grade was the beginning of the decline. By the time 2008 rolled around going forward, I was in a severe and sharp mental health decline. I was going in and out of psych hospitals. I was told adulthood would be better. That couldn't be farther from the truth. At 18 throughout most of my 20s, I was in severe mental and emotional anguish. The involuntary hospitalizations continued.

By age 29, I managed to get my first real girlfriend and serious relationship. I am now engaged to be married, but I am far from normal. I still struggle with mental health issues and now physical health problems as well.

Yes

No

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[SueShe]

I am truly grateful to my parents for having given me a really good education, to have watched over me in my kid's days and to have given me a lot of advice on what to do and what not.

I managed to navigate the pitfalls of life without any damage, both emotional and physical and that is thanks to the education I got and to the advice I followed to the letter. Why take unnecessary risks when you can avoid them and live a normal life?

I don't do thinks that could give me any opportunity to fall into those pitfalls such as smoking, drugs, gambling, fornication, violence and other kinds of vices.

I am truly sorry that you had to endure all those challenges in life and hope you can recover soon.

[IHaveRespawned]

I actually did not drink or smoke in my teen years. I didn't even kiss a girl until I was 19. I was a late bloomer in many ways.

[exitseven]

I have had some major setbacks in my life but i have always managed to move forward. I am still angry about some of it but do not let it define me.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO😎

[Dongie]

Yep, my first 26 years.

[Pterodon]

School was very traumatic for me

[Flower7]

Was it because of bullying?

[Pterodon]

Partly. The other was they just went too fast. I couldn’t keep up

[Pterodon]

Yet they insisted I wasn’t applying myself

[Flower7]

School is not for everyone. Nothing wrong with that. So did you end up doing trade work as a career or were you able to get through college?

[Pterodon]

College? 🤣 I quit HS I hated it so much I dropped out. I joined the Navy and did my time. Got out and became an aircraft mechanic. Did my dream job for my dream company without a GED and proved everyone wrong

[Flower7]

Very nice that you were still able to become successful. Formal education can be overrated.