76 Interviews With People Who've Been Helped By Self-improvement

We have interviewed 76 people who have overcome struggles with the help of self-improvement. These stories show that self-improvement is one of the most powerful ways to overcome struggles of mental health.

Most recent stories of people helped by self-improvement

Finding Happiness and Self-Love After Escaping Death From Burning 90% Of My Body

Finding Happiness and Self-Love After Escaping Death From Burning 90% Of My Body

June 4, 2024
Helped by: Self-improvement, Social support
Cognitive Reframing and Mindfulness Helped Me Overcome Depression and Suicidal Ideation

Cognitive Reframing and Mindfulness Helped Me Overcome Depression and Suicidal Ideation

May 28, 2024
Helped by: Meditation, Mindfulness, Self-improvement
How Boxing and Therapy Help Me Recover My Identity After Extreme Weight Loss

How Boxing and Therapy Help Me Recover My Identity After Extreme Weight Loss

April 24, 2024
Helped by: Exercise, Self-improvement, Therapy

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I’ve interviewed 76 people who have been helped by self-improvement, and here are the top 5 struggles that these people have overcome:

  1. Anxiety (43 posts)
  2. Depression (41 posts)
  3. Childhood (19 posts)
  4. Stress (15 posts)
  5. Suicidal (11 posts)

In our many years of publishing helpful mental health content, we always received questions from our readers about specific situations. While we have a lot of helpful tips to share on how to be happier, we simply can’t offer advice for every situation.

That’s why I’ve set out to interview folks with every type of mental health struggle. My job as an interviewer is to categorize these interviews and present them in a way that is most helpful to our readers.

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Case studies

Finding Happiness and Self-Love After Escaping Death From Burning 90% Of My Body

“It was like starting life over again, except you know how to do things you physically can’t do, which emotionally drains you. There was definitely a sense of resentment and feeling sorry for myself, I think that is natural. You wonder what you did to deserve that, you wonder if things are ever going to get better, you wonder how people will treat you. When you are confined to a bed for weeks on end, really all you can do is wonder.”

Struggled with:
Physical trauma

Helped by:
Self-improvement

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Case studies

How I Found My Self-Worth After Battling Chronic Pain, Anxiety and Panic Attacks

“I remember being floored with a horrible throat infection, and I was just crying. I was done suffering, I couldn’t do it anymore, I was really broken down. That was about 2 years ago now, and it shifted something in my brain. Instead of going down the drain – and keeping that negativity going – it suddenly hit me that I’m the only one responsible for how I feel.”

Struggled with:
Anxiety
Chronic pain
Panic attacks
Stress

Helped by:
Medication
Self-Care
Self-improvement
Therapy

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Case studies

How a Mindset Change Helped Me Break Free From Childhood Trauma and Toxicity

“My mother said she wanted to end it in bloodshed and she waited for him to come home from his late-night meeting. She thought better of it when he was late arriving home. She was overwhelmed with thoughts of her in prison and me in foster care. To say that she made the right decision in achieving the goal of a good life is an answer I struggled to answer for many years.”

Struggled with:
Abuse
Anxiety
Childhood
CPTSD
Depression

Helped by:
Mindfulness
Reinventing yourself
Self-improvement
Therapy

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Case studies

My Journey to Self-Compassion Amidst Depression, Anxiety and Suicidal Thoughts

“This suicidal edge coupled with stress, anxiety, and loneliness made me stop working as a human being. In just two months I had spiraled down into the darkest hole which has ever existed for me. There didn’t exist Marina anymore, merely a depressive and neurotic copy of her, who was unable to laugh and sleep.”

Struggled with:
Anxiety
Depression
Panic attacks
Stress
Suicidal

Helped by:
Self-acceptance
Self-improvement
Therapy

Case studies

Therapy Helped Me Overcome Depression and Better Cope With Chronic Health Conditions

“I clearly remember feeling like I was stuck deep down at the bottom of a dark hole where I could barely breathe. It was especially disturbing because I didn’t care if I stayed down there and never saw light again. Looking back, I realize that my severe depressive episode had been building for years, but I didn’t really notice it.”

Struggled with:
Anxiety
Chronic pain
Depression

Helped by:
Mindfulness
Self-Care
Self-improvement
Therapy

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Case studies

How Sobriety, Therapy, and Self-Care Help Me Navigate BPD and Bipolar Disorder Better

“I used to have a mindset of: “poor me” – “I’m just a victim” and “none of this is my fault”. Eventually, I knew I had to change that narrative to one of control. I had to take accountability for the things that I could change, and be honest about the things I was doing that were making everything worse.”

Struggled with:
Anxiety
Bipolar Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
Depression
Suicidal

Helped by:
Exercise
Religion
Self-Care
Self-improvement

Therapy