Thank You!

I’m not keeping it a secret that the years leading up to now have not been very kind to me, but this article is not about that—and indeed is not about me. It’s about you. Yeah. I am talking to you, to every person that helped me in their own way to be here today. To every person that helped me do a step forward even if I was pushing myself a thousand step backwards. To every single one of you that kept on pushing me, that kept on supporting me, that kept on loving me even when I hated me the most. For a quick background, I was diagnosed with major depression and anxiety more than three years ago and once you have that combination, it never fully ‘goes away.’ Mental illness is such a sneaky little bastard and really unkind to most—but yeah anyway back to the point I am writing this article to thank every single one of you—from "you" that helped me to even do the tiniest little baby step, to "you" that helped me fly those milestones…

Thank you stranger that complimented my hair, thank you to all of you that complimented and congratulated me on my weight loss journey, thank you to these that were by my side on that difficult journey despite how difficult it was. Thank you to the female stranger that held my hand in the ER after a suicide attempt before my family arrived. Thank you to everyone that was there next to me through my recovery of such a traumatic event, and showed how much you truly loved and cared about me. Thank you to all of you that wanted to learn my story, not to laugh, not to judge, not just because of curiosity, but to know how much love and support I needed. Thanks to you that when I came out to you didn’t judge, didn’t make it awkward, didn’t make me feel uncomfortable... but most importantly thank you for making me feel comfortable to do so. Thank you friend that you were truly happy when I was happy. Thank you to all of you that made me feel special, saw something in me that I couldn’t see it myself. Thank you to those that loved me they way I am (I know I am not normal) but, oh well, why be normal when you can be a unicorn, why walk when you can fly, why dream when you can be living a dream?

Lastly the biggest thank you goes to the four most important people in my life. The first is for my mom that was there for me after I threw out the lock that kept her out of my life and she grew to love me and tried every day to become even better for me. The second and third goes to you, my little bitch and my big Prixtaki. Thank you for everything, the infinite chatting, the infinite support and the infinite love.

And lastly a big thank you goes to you my love. You came at the perfect moment to make everything perfect. When all that love from all those I mentioned above brought me to a really good state mentally and physically and got me walking again you came to show me how to fly. You loved me more than I could even love myself—your care and affection, your sweet words, your support, everything. You told me I am beautiful and that was the first time I could see it myself, the first time after all those years I truly believed it. It was the first time I actually loved myself and that’s thanks to you baby.

Thank you 😊