{"id":3980,"date":"2014-04-28T11:41:51","date_gmt":"2014-04-28T19:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optimumperformanceinstitute.com\/?p=3980"},"modified":"2024-03-01T15:40:32","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T21:40:32","slug":"happiness-life-on-the-other-side-of-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.optimumperformanceinstitute.com\/testimonials\/happiness-life-on-the-other-side-of-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"Happiness: Life on the Other Side of Pain"},"content":{"rendered":"
S.A. is 24 and came to the Optimum Performance Institute In August of 2013 after her fourth suicide attempt since the age of eighteen. Her most recent in-patient Clinic recommended she come to OPI as many of their patients had experienced positive long-term recoveries from their time at OPI.<\/em><\/p>\n A lot can change in a year. S.A is optimistic and her voice upbeat. Most would find it hard to imagine that this enthusiastic young woman has spent years battling depression. \u201cI came to OPI because I had many suicide attempts\u2026 The last one was\u2026\u201d She takes a breath. \u201cIt was just a really serious attempt.\u201d<\/p>\n TRIGGER WARNING<\/strong><\/p>\n Last May, she drove her car away from her friend\u2019s place in Tuscan, Arizona and methodically went through her suicide plan<\/a>. She had visited her friend, hoping he would cheer her up. And when that didn\u2019t work, she felt there was no hope of feeling better. \u201cThat\u2019s when the plan really went into action.\u201d<\/p>\n She parked on an anonymous street of a city far from home. \u201cI turned my car into a death trap. I took a long plastic hose that I bought at Home Depot. I attached it to my exhaust pipe, and put the other end through the driver window and taped it up and started the car. I only survived because someone drove by and saw what was happening. I didn\u2019t stop it. The police and the fire department had to break into my car to get me out of it.\u00a0 I was just…\u201d she pauses.\u201d And that\u2019s why I have been in such a long and detailed recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n TRIGGER WARNING END<\/strong><\/p>\n The experience was a wake-up call for S.A. and her parents and they decided they would go to any length to ensure S.A.\u2019s wellness.\u00a0 \u201cI had tried every kind of treatment including Electric Shock Therapy. It was pretty hard-core\u2026 I had been going to therapy.\u00a0 Even when I was able to stabilize, I would fall into the pit of depression<\/a> over and over.\u00a0 So at OPI I was trying to build a skillset that I could use to keep from falling into that pit again.\u201d<\/p>\n And OPI has done just that. S.A. believes OPI\u2019s integrated and holistic approach has made all of the difference. She has a life coach<\/a>, a therapist, a nutritionist, and they all work closely together.\u00a0 \u201c(They) all communicate with each other. We make plans together and really coordinate things, which (has) made my progress really last. And it has really made it strong.\u201d<\/p>\n