Formerly suicidal people of Reddit, how did things change? [serious]

I had a failed attempt 4 years ago on September 26th, when I was 16. Rather than going into detail about my circumstances at the time, I'll try and bring a bit of positivity with what has changed since then, and what I'd have missed out on if I'd been successful.

Since then, I've got into my dream university for my dream subject, and just finished my first year, and absolutely loved it. I've met some of my best friends, who I just connect with so much more than anyone else before the attempt. I've come out as gay to almost everyone in my life, and been active in my uni's LGBT community. I've got back into climbing, which was something I lost interest in at the time of my depression. I've managed to drop the study drugs that I was probably borderline addicted to at the time, and really started to enjoy my day to day life in general.

It's taken a long time, but things really have got a lot better. To anyone who is going through a similar thing to me 4 years ago, if you seek help, open up to people close to you, it won't happen overnight but things really do get better. I won't lie and say it's easy, but with small changes and the right people helping you through, you can get there.

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