Seeking help and getting diagnosed

2:05

point that

2:05

was kind of my breaking point

2:07

when i decided i needed help and when i

2:09

finally went to

2:10

the doctor the psychiatrist almost

2:13

immediately

2:14

recognized my symptoms and i was

2:16

diagnosed with bipolar

2:17

disorder type 2. one of the first things

2:22

i thought was that i'm crazy because it

2:24

has kind of been put in my head

2:27

that there's a stereotype around people

2:28

that struggle with mental health

2:30

it didn't take me long to realize that

2:32

there's nothing to be ashamed of

2:34

and i think i decided very early on that

2:37

i was going to share this journey with

2:39

others in hopes that it would help other

2:41

people

2:42

get health faster than i did

2:49

once i got help i could go to training

2:50

and focus on weightlifting

2:52

not on if i'm gonna feel great today or

2:54

if i'm gonna feel awful

2:57

at this point i'm all but qualified for

2:59

the olympics so

3:00

i'm really excited to train for that and

3:03

i'm hoping to meddle there

3:05

and represent the usa for the first time

3:10

there are some days