My story

[Majed]

I lost everything due to unfavorable mental health. Quit school, got kicked out of my household, damaged my relationship with my immediate family...
It all culminated in me spending a year in bed in excruciating agony and pain, the time to find a psychiatrist that understood my case and how to help me. Since the beginning of that year to today I went from weighing 76 kg to 140 kg. Started taking the medications and the pain lifted away in a few months. Yet the hardest part was yet to come, which is to regain back everything I lost. Started working in my dad's coffee shop, starting out 2 hours a day, then 4 hours, then 6 hours... Fast forward to today where I can remain at work for 8 or 9 hours. 
I went back to studying in an institute to obtain the bt3 diploma, the equivalent of bac 2, to then be able to enter university. 
In the institute, I chose at first a difficult specialization: information technology, I couldn't complete the first day. Then switched to physical education for it being less difficult. The psychiatrist recommended me taking half a pill of Xanax before going to the institute to manage to stay until the end of the school day. Fast forward to today I am able to go the institute and attend my classes, as well as study for a certain amount of time at home. 
After a few months of taking medications, I started learning Italian, a language I love. Fast forward to today I am at a pretty advanced level in it. 
Now the goal is to pass this year, to be able to enroll in university in Italian literature, then improve my diet and maintain an exercise routine. 
Wish me well.

[Hayato]

Congratulations! Wishing you the best.

[caspex]

Hope is the key to unlock heaven. you've got this bro

[Natasha Tori Maru]

I had a huge life crashout many, many years ago. Kicked out. Homeless. Flunked uni. No job.

I've turned it all around.

You can do this my man - this great test is teaching you more about yourself than others who have never been down to the depths. When you make it out, you'll be wiser and stronger than almost everyone.

Keep us updated !! 

[Magnanimous]

@Natasha Tori Maru just wondering how is life now and what do you do for work?

I'm in Uni right now and at the beginning of career development. It can be hard to see my ideal future from here but you seem to be doing really well and it would be nice to have some reassurance.

Also what meditation/yoga do you do? What kind of results have you been getting?

[Rishabh R]

@Majed Congratulations on your progress and you can progress further .All the best. Two days ago I had a dream of writing my story in a self-help community. Not this one. It's ironic to see someone else writing this on the first self-help forum which I joined on the internet.

 

@MagnanimousUniversity can be tough as it has been for me in the past for my 5 years integrated masters in biotechnology engineering degree. I would say this ,no matter how tough the circumstances are they will change since they are temporary.

I am grateful that the university chapter is over in my life and got a training placement in biotechnology manufacturing where I worked for 6 months. 

Right now will be doing  another training.

Edited 1 minute ago by Rishabh R