Life preserved
“Honestly for me a few months ago the only way out I could see was to end it all. I couldn’t do anything, I couldn’t converse with my partner, friends, family, I couldn’t leave the house, everything was a discomfort. Sending you a message was my last option and a real desperate stretch toward a chance. I’m 100 percent sure that if you had not responded then I would not be here — there is no doubt in my mind.
You changed my mind, got me off my meds, and gave me my life back. I would take lorazepam to sleep every night; I don’t take that now and I sleep fine. I’m off the beta blockers, off the mirtazapine, and I can function without racing thoughts and shakes. I’m 26. I joined the military when I just turned 17, got discharged with PTSD, and then I really felt alone. I have a life ahead of me now — and it’s one I owe to you.
It’s not only my life that is not the same; my partner’s life is a lot different because of you. No more arguing, no going out with her panicking I was going to be unwell. I sleep, so she sleeps. I have time for everything now. Just know that you saved my life.”