Hey there and welcome to my blog. My name is Danny and this is my story 🙂
What with life, my 2 kids with their crazy dance and football schedules, a full time managerial job and other projects, I thought why not add something else to the mix 😂
I will start this off by saying that I believe I am very lucky in life and I’ve always been surrounded by great friends and family. Almost a life where you look from the outside in and wonder why we are all here writing or reading my blogs.
If the truth be told I always felt selfish to complain or even admit that there may be any kind of issues going on.
I was probably also one of those people who at the time would question the likes of Robin Williams or Chester Bennington on why they would even contemplate taking their own lives with the perception of them both living wealthy, happy lives. It’s only now that I have been to 'that' point I can understand a little better. It’s just sad to me that they couldn’t find the power to tell someone!
So… back in 2018, unknown to me at the time, unfortunately my mental health would push me to my limits. I suffered a complete mental breakdown leading to a point where ending it seemed the easiest and only way out.
The scariest thing I tell people is that during this time, I didn’t have any emotion left in my body. My head had completely taken over and it was basically telling me that this is completely normal. Sounds crazy right?
Thankfully, at the last minute I had happened to snap out of this other headspace I was in and realised I needed to talk to someone and quickly!
The hardest thing to do is admit to yourself that there may be an issue. Let alone having to tell your family that you have nearly taken your own life. However, as cheesy as it sounds (and you may hear this elsewhere) after the rain is when the sun starts to come out!
My family were great and helped me find all the help I needed to try and deal with these inner demons I had become best buddies with!
Nobody ever judged or mocked me for the decisions I had made in my past and now I am still here to tell the tale and to do right and maybe help someone else.
So, during my sessions with the GP and therapist, I was finally diagnosed with a mental health condition in the form of psychosis.
The explanation of psychosis I often refer too is like having a 2nd personality that seems to show up in the worst of situations.
During my diagnosis I had a picture I always turned too which was a big cuddly toy teddy bear being ripped in half to reveal a big aggressive grizzly bear.
This is the picture I have now used for my inspiration when it comes to my designs for my brand.
I am not here to make loads of money from my situation, but putting my mind into projects like this helps me personally to keep all the bad thoughts away!
Please always remember that there are people out there with the same problems you may be facing in life.
There is always someone out there to speak too and will help you realise that there is more to life rather than ending it.
If you want to, drop me a message and I will gladly help lead you into the right directions and start getting your life back on track!
Well there we go. My first blog entry and a little bit about me and my new venture! This is only the tip of the iceberg of what I went through and I have some quite mad stories about what I have faced since that I will gladly share with you all in the near future 😁
Keep smiling and love always 💚
Danny
