How I Completely Changed Myself in 3 Simple Steps
Simple, not easy.
This might sound a bit arrogant, but I’ll say it anyway:
The other day, I was so proud and excited about where my life is and where it’s going, that I gave myself chills.
Life’s been unimaginably beautiful lately, and I’m so excited about where everything is going that I can’t hold my excitement back anymore. I’m surrounded by awesome people, I make money doing what I love, and I’m mentally stable.
Dare I say… I’m happy.
My life seems like one grand adventure, but it hasn’t always been like that. In 2017, I was diagnosed with severe depression and anxiety. I’ve spent the last 4 years on antidepressants, going to therapy, and desperately trying to “improve myself” mentally.
While I’m not entirely free from mental illness (I’m not sure my symptoms will ever be gone forever), where I am today is night and day from where I was when I was desperately writing cries for help to myself at 3 am in my journal that I knew no one would ever read.
Here’s how I changed myself from a depressed 18-year-old to an irrationally optimistic 24-year-old:
