42 Interviews With People Who've Been Helped By Social support

We have interviewed 42 people who have overcome struggles with the help of social support from others. These stories show that friends, family and colleagues are vital to overcoming struggles of mental health.

Most recent stories of people helped by the support of others

My Bipolar Disorder Journey and How Therapy and Medication Help Me Navigate

My Bipolar Disorder Journey and How Therapy and Medication Help Me Navigate

January 16, 2024
Helped by: Medication, Reinventing yourself, Self-acceptance, Social support, Therapy
Overcoming Trauma and Depression With Therapy, Journaling and Self-Care

Overcoming Trauma and Depression With Therapy, Journaling and Self-Care

January 9, 2024
Helped by: Journaling, Medication, Self-Care, Self-improvement, Social support, Therapy
How an ADHD Diagnosis Helped Me Understand My Life and Turn It Around With Therapy

How an ADHD Diagnosis Helped Me Understand My Life and Turn It Around With Therapy

January 4, 2024
Helped by: Journaling, Medication, Self-improvement, Social support, Therapy

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I’ve interviewed 42 people who have been helped by support of others, and here are the top 5 struggles that these people have overcome:

  1. Anxiety (24 posts)
  2. Depression (23 posts)
  3. Suicidal (10 posts)
  4. Childhood (10 posts)
  5. Panic attacks (10 posts)

In our many years of publishing helpful mental health content, we always received questions from our readers about specific situations. While we have a lot of helpful tips to share on how to be happier, we simply can’t offer advice for every situation.

That’s why I’ve set out to interview folks with every type of mental health struggle. My job as an interviewer is to categorize these interviews and present them in a way that is most helpful to our readers.

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How I Stopped Being a People Pleaser & Embraced Myself to Walk My Own Path

“No one possesses the ultimate truth. The advice we receive from others is usually drawn from their personal experiences, but it doesn’t necessarily mean their truth will align with ours. This includes advice from our parents. Although they usually offer guidance out of love, their narratives are unique to them and should not automatically become our narratives. We must consciously create our own stories, otherwise we risk blindly following in others’ footsteps.”

Struggled with:
Feeling lost

Helped by:
Meditation
Reinventing yourself

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How I Recovered From Anorexia and OCD With a Specialized Therapist

“Finding a therapist that I felt believed in my recovery completely shifted things for me. Which is why I became a therapist too. I felt like I wasn’t alone, that there was someone who understood and didn’t judge me for what I was going through. And she believed in me at times more than I believed in myself.”

Struggled with:
Anxiety
Eating disorder
OCD

Helped by:

Therapy

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Residential Treatment Started My Healing Journey From Eating Disorders & Negative Body Image

“In my experience, I don’t think I could’ve recovered without residential treatment. Residential treatment is long-term (minimum 28 days) where you stay overnight at a facility and spend the day in individual and group therapy. In treatment, I was able to get out of my environment, focus solely on getting better, and not have to worry about school, friends, family, or work.”

Struggled with:
Eating disorder
Negative body image

Helped by:
Self-Care

Treatment

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How I Overcame Persistent Fears & Anxiety With EMDR Therapy and Closeness to Christ

“No matter how much I’d accomplished, because my life wasn’t excelling at the rate that I desired it to, I believed something was wrong with me. I would compare myself to others, and do things I wasn’t interested in or enjoyed, just to be accepted, and in doing so I lost my identity and my ability to be my true authentic self.”

Struggled with:
Anxiety
Panic attacks
Stress

Helped by:
Religion
Self-Care

Therapy

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Navigating Baby Blues and Depression in My Postpartum Journey and Breaking the Stigma

“I was in a fog, so confused, and felt all over the place. I had to relearn myself when to anticipate these challenges occurring and plan for prevention, do more outreach for support and be really open with my partner about all of the above. This is really difficult to do all while trying to figure out what’s going on with your body and brain, and a new human to care for.”

Struggled with:
Anxiety
Depression
Grief
Postpartum depression

Helped by:
Journaling
Self-Care

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Akashic Records Helped Start My Recovery From Depression and Anxiety Due to Endometriosis

“I came across an Instagram post about Akashic readings and was intrigued by the positive feedback, so I decided to give it a try. During the hour-long session with the practitioner, she guided me to prepare questions that my spirit guides could help answer. Naturally, one of my pressing questions was whether I would ever become a mother. To my immense joy, she affirmed that I would indeed have a daughter and even mentioned that I would produce ample milk for her.”

Struggled with:
Anxiety
Depression
Infertility

Helped by:
Self-Care

Spirituality
Therapy

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How I Recovered From Negative Body Image and Binge Eating With Therapy and Social Support

“Having an eating disorder is so much more than just wanting to be thin. Yes, I was obsessed with wanting to lose weight, but there were many, many other things underneath that. I desperately wanted to feel good about myself and loved by others. At times, my eating disorder gave me that sense of identity, accomplishment, and approval I wanted.”

Struggled with:
Depression
Eating disorder
Negative body image

Helped by:

Therapy

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Opening Up and Therapy Helped Me Pass Through Depression and Anxiety From Moving Abroad

“Depression and anxiety seemed to be controlling my life, and I felt like I had lost control of my own emotions. I remember once I tried to hide my depression and anxiety from those around me, thinking it would be easier to pretend that nothing was wrong. But it only made things worse and eventually I had to admit to myself that I needed help.”

Struggled with:
Anxiety
Depression
Stress

Helped by:
Medication
Self-Care

Therapy

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Finding My Passion for Wildlife Photography Helped Me Overcome Grief and Drinking

“When I was in the garden photographing the red squirrels I could forget everything and I found peace with myself and in my head. I also reached the national geographic finals in 2019. That motivated me to enter more photography contests and take my photography to the next level. I totally stopped drinking in 2022 just to focus more on my photography.”

Struggled with:
Depression
Grief

Helped by:
Self-improvement