01-14-2013, 08:31 PM
Yea I really look up to my friend. He is 20 years older than me and has always been a father figure. I had a major struggle with paralyzing anxiety and depression along with a drinking problem. He was there right beside me for 3 years and stayed even when my own family got scared and ran away. The one thing he taught me that helped was to simply get over myself and realize that even though my problems may have been severe that there are other people out there overcoming even greater obstacles and that there was a silver lining to my suffering, that is that I've learned to really appreciate happiness and never take it for granted.