Life is actually really good

DanielPine · Post by **DanielPine** » Wed Jan 02, 2013 4:21 am

(When I say this year I mean 2012, not 2013)

Hi everyone, just a bit of context here, im 16 years old and have lived with this problem from early childhood (7,8 y/o). And somehow I am actually really liking life even though I have this problem. I spent last year moping around and feeling sorry for myself but now I realise that there is absolutely no hope in that. I go to a christian school so the people here are really tolerant which is awesome. I have a small group of friends (4 friends) one has left the school, one I am super close with and the other I also like a lot.The remaining one I dont particularly like, but this has nothing to do with BB. And the best thing is that amongst this group they really like me. I am all their "best friend" which is awesome. Through my friend that has left the school I have made a whole another friend group through him. We chill once a week. I also have my cousins which I chill with a lot and one of them got recently married so im making new friends through the new husband. I am only 20 days into the summer holidays (its summer in Australia right now) and I have already hung out with my cousins 2 times, had a big new years party where I crashed at a friends and I also spend close to every night playing WoW with a friend or just chatting from about midnight to 3am and on skype. So honestly, socially things are great! I am making many more friends even though this problem has been making me sad for 3 years I have still managed to make new friends. I went from lonely and sad last year to happy and social this year (2012), and 2013 has started pretty well. I am going on a vacation with two 18 year old cousins and their families for 4 days soon which will be awesome, im very excited. I have proven to myself that BB isnt a total restriction and I now have friends that i am confident wont leave me because they have already accepted me at my lowest low. On another note, I am going really well at school somehow even though I drink and stuff. I got into the top 3 for over half of my subjects and almost topped my whole grade overall. If I keep this up I will probably be able to get into a medical-type course in university. Probably not a full blown doctor, but maybe a physio or psychologist.

Overall I am pretty happy with my life. I would say it is a 8/10 - 8.5/10. The other day I was trying to get booze for a new years party (I failed) but it made me realise that I am living a normal Australian teenage life trying to get alcohol, going to the beach, going out with friends, experimenting with stuff. And my BB is holding me back less and less.

runlikehell · Post by **runlikehell** » Wed Jan 02, 2013 6:06 am

Good to hear this, this is how your life should be. Keep moving forward and eventually, one day you will have a solution for your bad breath. And you will not have regrets that it held you back for so long because you will have a life set up for you to enjoy. It's a unique and difficult challenge, but people face challenges every day. If you find a way to overcome them, you have succeeded.

Stankie · Post by **Stankie** » Wed Jan 02, 2013 3:33 pm

222chick · Post by **222chick** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 4:57 pm

It warmed my heart to read this Daniel. I am so glad you are enjoying your life. This story has set a good tone for the rest of my day. Thank you

DanielPine · Post by **DanielPine** » Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:03 am

@stankie

Yeah, im sure the yeast booze is super bad for me if i have a yeast infection