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Angry Dad`s Story;
I just wanted to share my experience of going through a really bad time. I won’t go into too much details, but on the 30/09/24 I went to a place that I never thought I would. I went to a dark place that I couldn’t get out of and I hung myself, wanted to end all of the pain. The police literally cut me down and if it wasn’t for them finding me in time, I wouldn’t be here today. My son had literally been born earlier that month and I never thought I’d do what I did. I never thought that I would be so selfish as to leave my children without a dad but my mind went dark and I saw only one way out of it. I always thought to myself that my children would always be the reason that I would never do anything to myself like that, but that day I saw only one way to end the pain that I was going through. I sat in the kitchen and recorded a goodbye video to Katie and my children. I still have that video on my phone as a reminder of the pain that I nearly caused my family. The thought of my daughters crying for their daddy and my son never knowing me turns my stomach now and gives me the strength to keep going strong. I’m so thankful that I got a second chance, because I have made some amazing memories and I get to hug my children at night and watch them all grow up and create fantastic, life lasting memories with them. I’ll be damned if I ever put them through that. I started this channel shortly after that to try something new and to keep myself busy and it has been one of the best decisions I’ve made in my life. I have made so many amazing friends and created fantastic memories since starting this journey and this community is growing more and more and it warms my heart. It took a lot of hard work, therapy and opening up about things to help me get through it and I’ve come out a better man, partner and father for it. I know that it’s hard to reach out when you’re feeling alone, I kept everything bottled up for years and never sought help and that was my downfall. This is a safe place for anyone to reach out and talk about things and it always will be. The biggest thing that helped me through everything was Katie, this woman has put up with more crap from me than she deserves but I love her more everyday and will spend the rest of my life making damn sure that I can give her the world that she deserves. Guys, don’t be afraid of reaching out. Everyone is going through something in life and it just takes that bit of help to get through it. I’m not looking for sympathy from any of you, I just want you all to know that you don’t have to be afraid of reaching out and asking for help. You’re all amazing and deserve to be heard.
Lots of love, Angry Dad.
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