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“If We All Threw Our Problems In A Pile And Saw Everyone Else’s….
… we’d grab ours back.” Regina Brett said it best. While I love all inspirational quotes, this one always seems relatable – no matter what is going on in life. It always brings me back to a memory I have from several years ago, a memory that perfectly parallels this positive line.
I was once a child filled with inspiration and love for the world around me. I found beauty in the smallest of things and that is what made me special. What made me special to others was the fact that I was a little girl; an object to be used. I was abused in ways which words cannot express and that inspiration and love left my little body and the spark for life left my eyes. I became an echo of who I was supposed to be and there was nothing that anyone could do about it. This darkness ran in the family and it grabbed ahold of my heart and wouldn’t let it go.
As I grew I found solace in art; any type of art that could express the dark void inside became my sound escape from my reality. In time I began to find a new meaning through educating myself about others who had gone through what I had. Scoring 9 out of 10 on the ACE score, it was highly predicted that I wouldn’t amount to anything, but I have. No money, little family, no friends, but education was the key. I graduated a year and a half early in the top 5% of my class in high school; I graduated Sum Cum Laude with my Bachelor’s degree in psychology and am now working towards my PhD in clinical psychology whilst working fulltime for the Department of Child Safety for my state government.
Inspirational Words
I was diagnosed with depression and bipolar disorder shortly after my fifteenth birthday, though I speculate I had these ailments since I was about eleven. I am eighteen now. My story is not one of external hardship, rather a story of being my own worst enemy. I write this hoping that people who feel they have no reason to be sad will realize that depression is a illness that doesn’t care about what’s going on around you. It will find a way to make you feel down, even if you seem to have a perfect life to others. I have a great life, parents who are together and love me, who also provide a support system, a best friend who has never let me down, and admittedly I get everything I want. But this never stopped me from feeling sad, and I didn’t know why. I felt like I was just being ungrateful.
Celebrity Teen & Family Life Coach, Youth Motivational Speaker, and Certified Suicide Prevention Specialist that works with teens, families, and educators. I am viewed as an expert and I am. I take my job and responsibilities very seriously, but few people understand what I am like outside the platform. My name is Jeff Yalden and I fight the fight too. It’s a daily struggle, a fight I have with myself everyday, but honestly, I would never change a thing. I learned a long time ago and I continue daily to do things to bring up my spirit and lift others. Being open and honest with others and myself has been fulfilling and meaningful. I have a very rewarding career and I contribute my success to living with Mental Illness too.
A Long Road To Recovery
Looking back i was about 12 when i first started to notice something wasn’t quite right. It wasn’t everyday but i started to have a lack of motivation, a lack of motivation to go to school, to eat, to talk to people and sometimes to even get out of bed.
Slowly over 2 years i went up and down but once i hit 14 things only got worse. I didn’t understand why but just functioning like i used to wasn’t even possible. I would rock up to school and make my way around somehow but once i got home i could barely remember a single thing i’d done.I was somehow getting myself through exams. sports matches and some kind of social life.
My Life Story *TRIGGER WARNING*
I’m a 48 year old recovering addict and I want to help other men and women recover. I am the mother of six children. I’ve struggled with my addiction since 1996. I am studying for my Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice. I want to become a Motivational Speaker, as well as a Substance Abuse Counselor. I have been molested, I’ve prostituted myself for drugs and I suffer with PTSD and manic depressant. I have survived 26 surgeries and want to go around the world telling my story to help others. I want to share my experience, strength and hope to help young people to get through there struggles. I want to be of help. I love my children. I am having the time of my life for being a positive influence for my grandchildren
I don’t just listen (when someone needs to talk about their feelings). I care, too. Every time. Every day.
Me; my own self-written inspirational quote and Motto.
Never settle for last place.
Me; my own self-written inspirational quote.
Give the tomorrows a chance.
Me; my own self-written inspirational quote and Motto.
It is not up to you to trust or to respect me. It is up to me to be trustworthy and respectful to you.
Jim; self-written inspirational quote and Motto.