There you lay at the bottom of a deep, dark pit of despair. You have never felt so down and so low. This is it... you have hit "rock bottom." You know that this is IT. There comes a time when those who are struggling find themselves at what society calls rock bottom. Years of depression, struggles, traumatic events...they all have potential to drag you into that deep, dark pit. Then before you know it there you are at the lowest point in your life.
Now as bleak as this sounds some do not make it out. You have two sides to the story. Those who hit rock bottom sometimes choose an out. That out is suicide. Heartbreaking for those who lost their way. Then others who hit rock bottom choose life. What drives someone at the very edge to crawl their way out of a seemingly never ending pit? I can speak from personal experience and I will tell you what...the will to live. I can remember so clearly the feeling, that tiny voice inside me screaming. I did not know it at that time, but it was my soul crying out.
Why do some make it out and some not? Perhaps there was a bigger plan for those dear souls. Can anyone really answer that question? All I can say is that I am here. I AM ALIVE. When the chips were stacked against me I somehow made it. I have been to hell and back and from it learned empathy.
I feel that healing cannot start until you have hit that low. You have to live it and feel it and see it. You have to want to get out of that pit and never return to it again. Now the real work begins. Blood, sweat and tears. A journey into self discovery. Accept that you need guidance and seek out that guidance whether it be psychiatric help, group therapy, books, message boards, online communities or just telling a friend or family member how you feel. You may just happen to find yourself 14 years later writing a blog about your experiences of hitting rock bottom and finding your way to the top.
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