The Documentary

  There was a moment in my life where everything went dark. Not just bad — but completely, hopelessly, painfully dark. If you've ever hit rock bottom, you know what I mean. It’s not just about losing something. It’s about losing yourself. For me, it wasn’t one big event. It was a slow collapse. I was stuck in a job I hated, drowning in debt, isolated from friends, and waking up every day with a sinking feeling in my chest. I had no direction, no plan, and worst of all — no self-worth. Every time I opened social media, I saw people winning — new jobs, new homes, smiling selfies. And there I was: stuck in the same room, in the same mess, pretending I was okay. But I wasn’t. I remember one night in particular. I was lying on the floor in my apartment — no furniture, barely any food in the fridge, rent overdue — and I just broke. I cried harder than I had in years. Not because of any one thing, but because I finally admitted the truth: I was lost. That night, something inside me shifte...