~ ALEX'S STORY (INSPIRING) ~

Hello, my name is Bird! I'm a non-binary, autistic kid, going into 7th grade! I'd like to share my story. When I was in about 3rd grade, I realized something. I. Was. Fat. Now, the doctors never told me to lose weight, but I weighed a lot more than my friends. I was really, really self conscious, my parents never really said I should lose weight, if anything, they just kept letting me eat and eat and eat. Finally, I took matters into my own hands this year, and I started losing weight. I started exercising, and eating healthy. I have always been athletic, but this year I got really competitive about swim. I started losing a lot of weight, I would set goals, then hit them. Then set new ones. I started spiraling, what had been something healthy, had become something dangerous, something deadly. I needed help. I fell into an anxious, depressive state, I was terrified of gaining weight. I did some things that I'm not gonna say here, it sucked. My parents noticed, I went to the psych ward, I wasn't admitted, but, I was close. I got diagnosed with depression and anxiety, and started taking medication, I stopped lying to my therapist, which I did, yeah, I know what a cliche that is lol. Things began looking up. School just got out today, and, well, I'm doing better than I have in a long, long, while. I found this site, and decided to share my story. I hope it can help someone!
-Bird
(Note, I will begin posting on the board, and I will be in the chat room around 8 A.M Eastern time, for about a month from today 6/13/25. I will also be in the chat room randomly other times, so, come say hi! Looking forward to meeting y'all!!!)
(Note #2 I have included a photo, and blacked out my face for privacy reasons, I dunno about you, but I'm not a huge fan of stalkers lol)