Real change.

Hopefully, people change as we grow and mature. With knowledge gained through learning and experience, we change.

How have you changed in your life?

I firmly believe that fundamental, lasting change only happens when staying the same is more painful than alteration.

What caused you to change?

I’ve changed fundamentally three times in my life: by getting sober, coming out of the closet, and being diagnosed with a mental illness. The first one cleared up a lot of the fog I lived in for decades. The second one caused me great anguish beforehand and in the early days but ultimately led to real freedom. The last one shattered the foundations of my life. I lost a very high paying job, many friends deserted me, and my family was baffled. All in all, change opened me to new ways of looking at life.

Topics: life, psychology, thoughts, change, experience