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I had to walk through the dark to get to the light

 MorgsSmiles24 MorgsSmiles24 Posts: 86 Budding Regular
For just over a year, I felt quite depressed and on top of that I was hearing voices telling me to take my life and harm myself. When I was stressed or anxious, the voices got louder. I remember the day I "gave in" as I just wanted to numb the pain. Thankfully, I didn't take much of anything that might have warranted me going to hospital. I was in therapy at the time and I told them what I did and felt like it was "silly" but they assured me that it wasn't. As the months went on, I managed to learn how to manage the voices and my way of thinking about myself and my life. I still get the odd bad, but I hope my story is motivation for those going through something similar, that thing can and do get better. :)

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  • toffuna101toffuna101 Posts: 2,837 Boards Guru
    thank you for sharing your story. i went through a similar thing where i was hearing voices telling me to do horrible things which i wont share on here because its too gruesome but i managed to survive and get through it. now i feel much better. i even went to a psychiatric hospital because of my psychosis which was bad but i managed to get through that admission too. im so proud of you for being strong and getting through the dark to get to the light.
  •  MorgsSmiles24 MorgsSmiles24 Posts: 86 Budding Regular
    toffuna101 wrote: »
    thank you for sharing your story. i went through a similar thing where i was hearing voices telling me to do horrible things which i wont share on here because its too gruesome but i managed to survive and get through it. now i feel much better. i even went to a psychiatric hospital because of my psychosis which was bad but i managed to get through that admission too. im so proud of you for being strong and getting through the dark to get to the light.

    Thank you! :3 It's good to hear other people's stories of how they've managed through difficult times.
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