My short story as to why I’m clocking my kilometres
This July I will be clocking my kilometres walked to help raise funds for the R U OK? foundation! This foundation is extremely close to my heart, I have suffered depression my entire life but it wasn’t until I went through an extremely dark period of depression that I truly opened up my heart and eyes to the sadness of suicide. In 2023 I went through an extremely low sense of self, I almost committed suicide, I was home alone, went into my garage, attached an animal Choaker chain around my neck, connected it to the roof and stood on a chair contemplating for about 15 minutes, I was uncontrollably shaking and crying, all I wanted was for my suffering to end. I chose to step off that chair because my children gave me the strength, I couldn’t bare the thought of leaving them behind and being without their mumma. I fought every single day for over twelve months to stay alive. I saw no end in sight, I truly believed suicide was my only option. Thank god I was wrong, thank god I kept going, I have now come out on the other side, I am so happy and full of life, I am back to my old self again, I truly thought she was never going to return. Keep fighting, please, I promise you things will get better ❤️🩹 I would love to set a massive kilometre target but unfortunately I cannot commit to it at this point in time therefore I’m setting a reasonable target for myself. I am currently diagnosed with PTSD and I am being assessed for bipolar, adhd and autism, I have many mental and physical health challenges at the moment but I will conquer them one step at a time. I would not wish the feelings of suicide on anyone, it is absolute torture, please open up your heart and give as much love to people that you can, you truly never know who is struggling. I will truly appreciate any donations, thank you ❤️ A reminder to all the men out there… IT AINT WEAK TO SPEAK!
