Cheering You On by Missy Mallick

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One year ago this month I made the very hard and scary decision to do whatever it took to finally get off of the K I had been in for over a decade. Before that it was X and before that it was A. 25 years of anti anxiety meds and I wanted to be done.

 

One year ago I started on a journey that frankly, I knew I wasn’t going to be able to finish. I fumbled thru some YouTube videos and jumped in. It was so hard at the beginning. Heck, the first few months was pretty miserable. It was extra hard because I was doing it alone and all wrong! Thankfully, I found all of you here on the internet and found my people.

 

I learned how to properly taper.

I learned that I wasn’t alone in all my crazy wd symptoms.

I learned that everything is easier when you have cheerleaders cheering you on.

I learned the hard days are easier to handle when others, who’ve been before you, tell you that this bad day shall pass.

I learned that being positive actually helps a lot!

I learned that with some patience and a great internet support system, that I could make it to the finish line with a smile on my face.

And I learned I couldn’t have done it without every single one of you.

 

One year ago, I made the first step into a scary direction…And I’m here as a testament to doing what scares you can be the one thing that sets you free.

My advice to all of you still on that taper journey is this…

 

Trust in yourself more than you do right at this very second. Know you can do this because you have a tribe behind you cheering you on.

 

And as always, I’m still cheering you all on! I know you can do this!