As someone who struggled with mental health shit during my teenage years I can relate to a lot and am totally an advocate for mental health. If anyone ever needs to just vent stuff or needs someone to talk to I'm always gonna take the time to reply to something like that.

Woobie wrote As someone who struggled with mental health shit during my teenage years I can relate to a lot and am totally an advocate for mental health. If anyone ever needs to just vent stuff or needs someone to talk to I'm always gonna take the time to reply to something like that.

Thank you for dropping in Woobie,

I appreciate it man and save goes for you if you ever need someone just to chat to drop me a message anytime.

Near the end of high school, I started to skip a lot and ended up dropping out on my last year because of mental illness and personal problems that would drop on my shoulders weighing me down. My Father was always at work and my mom was an alcoholic who would have seizures every week due to alcohol withdrawals and I thought I'd never make it in life where I was positioned. My parents avoided me due to my failure and always compared me to my successful brother. The only one I could vent on was my brother but he moved away with his EX to Kingston so I couldn't let any of my problems out to someone who actually cared. The anxiety and depression took over and ended up giving myself cigarette burns on my arm because I was so ill and in the dirt. I would also take money from my mom when she was drunk. My social life was nothing but me and a phone, I lost all my friends to a point where this site was all I had to talk to people and over Xbox.

I'm now 20 with outstanding paychecks living a life I never thought I would. I now have my own house and vehicle(s) to drive. I took all that depression and anxiety and fought it with my life looking at the end of the tunnel and knowing damn well ill live my life to my fullest and not what it once was. I gave my brother multiple calls when he was in Kingston and told him about everything wrong with me, venting all my problems and he was there with me every step of the way. He ended up moving back here and my world brightened knowing I had someone that was there for me no matter what obstacles were in the way.

Not everyone is perfect and living a life you think is right. They may seem happy but a smile and a laugh is just on the outside. Dont be quick to judge because you never know the hell they had to live through and the journey they took to get where they are. Having a friend or a family member to talk to is the best thing so you wont be lifting the weight off your shoulders alone.

Tom wrote Near the end of high school, I started to skip a lot and ended up dropping out on my last year because of mental illness and personal problems that would drop on my shoulders weighing me down. My Father was always at work and my mom was an alcoholic who would have seizures every week due to alcohol withdrawals and I thought I'd never make it in life where I was positioned. My parents avoided me due to my failure and always compared me to my successful brother. The only one I could vent on was my brother but he moved away with his EX to Kingston so I couldn't let any of my problems out to someone who actually cared. The anxiety and depression took over and ended up giving myself cigarette burns on my arm because I was so ill and in the dirt. I would also take money from my mom when she was drunk. My social life was nothing but me and a phone, I lost all my friends to a point where this site was all I had to talk to people and over Xbox.

I'm now 20 with outstanding paychecks living a life I never thought I would. I now have my own house and vehicle(s) to drive. I took all that depression and anxiety and fought it with my life looking at the end of the tunnel and knowing damn well ill live my life to my fullest and not what it once was. I gave my brother multiple calls when he was in Kingston and told him about everything wrong with me, venting all my problems and he was there with me every step of the way. He ended up moving back here and my world brightened knowing I had someone that was there for me no matter what obstacles were in the way.

Not everyone is perfect and living a life you think is right. They may seem happy but a smile and a laugh is just on the outside. Dont be quick to judge because you never know the hell they had to live through and the journey they took to get where they are. Having a friend or a family member to talk to is the best thing so you wont be lifting the weight off your shoulders alone.

Tom you are an inspiration bud.

Just goes to show if you have someone to turn to and help you through tough times you will get by.

Your story is so touching and I am so glad to hear that you are smashing life and living it to your fullest.

A smile can make a change but like you said it's what people are holding inside.

What a guy Tom, ever need a chat or that my PMs are open bud.

Thank you for sharing your amazing Story with us