Tw// Suicide: a Thread

2 years ago I was the most worst version of myself and once I realized what I had became I tried to eliminate myself in the most violent way possible because I felt that was the only way to make things right. When I woke up in the hospital that was the
First time I admitted to myself that I wasn’t in control and if I didn’t get help I wouldn’t survive much longer. I immediately met with a therapist and psychologist who I saw religiously for the next year. My therapist taught me how to come to terms with my past and my feelings.
Through learning just how to simply talk about them, and my psychologist helped me regulate the chemical imbalances in my brain by getting me accurately diagnosed and properly medicated. My entire life I always knew I was “off” but I was horrified to get help because
I had gotten every opportunity I’ve ever had by being this raw unpredictable loose canon, and I felt if I got help I’d loose that edge and my art and creativity would suffer. I soon learned that was all bullshit.
Once I got help I was able to tap into my pain and use it without being blindly consumed by it. The reason I’m posting this is because what was easily the lowest point of ended up being the best thing that ever happened to me but I hope my transparency with my situation
Can help those of you that are struggling get help before you get that low. I’ll always be a huge advocate for mental health, therapy, and medication and if you have any questions and want to talk to someone who went through it as well my DMs are always open.
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