Diagnosed with Type II Bipolar Depression when I was 11. I attempted to commit suicide a bunch of times and really beat myself up over everything that happened in my life. I was on different types of medication and got hospitalized a couple of times. I used to see a 'team' of psychologists and psychiatrists and had cat scans of my brain done every couple of months. Life was dull and a waste for me and everyday felt like the same ongoing hell. Anyways, just before I turned 18, I decided to just stop taking my daily 40mg dosage of Fluoxetine (Prozac) and helped myself get better naturally. I'm now extremely happy with my life and learned to realize that my body is the only permanent thing in my life and something I should learn to cherish, which is why I got my tattoo done (picture in gallery).

My tattoo says:
"Alive
This holy reality, in this holy experience
Choosing to be here in this body
This body holding me
Be my reminder here that I am not alone
In this body, this body holding me
Feeling eternal
All this pain is an illusion
Of what it means to be alive" - Tool (Parabola lyrics)