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Hook/Slide 1: in August 2024, I hit rock bottom and made it out. Slide 2: There was a sudden change in management where I worked for four years and shortly after the change, I was fired due to "underperforming". Slide 3: I was devastated. I had dropped out of university to help my struggling mom pay bills and now I had no job and no degree. The stress of having no money coming in, having bills pile up and unable to find a job had me thinking about ending my life. Slide 4: Even when struggling with these thoughts, I reinforced these two ideas constantly especially when I was my worst: 1. The pain and devastation my loved ones would feel if 1 went through with it would be infinitely greater than anything I could possibly be feeling right now. I had a friend who committed suic*de back in 2019 and I still think about what I could've done to help him through that dark time. 2. How many times have I thought to myself "my life is over" and it was actually over? The answer is O. Slide 5: And after continuously drilling that into my head, things did eventually get better. I found a job where I can comfortably help out my mom and even splurge on things I've always dreamt of having as a kid but I wouldn't have had this opportunity if I decided to permanently end things. Slide 6: So no matter how shitty your current situation is, know that things will get better but you need to stick around for it to get better.

Reel #1: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUBIVESDbSG/?igsh=Mmc0anJ4MnEzdjZw Caught my attention because the audio sounded like it came from a hentai and the caption made me wonder what legendary pose he was talking about. This reel used a combination of a visual hook (loud noise) and verbal hook (wait what?) ————————————————————————————————— Reel #2: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSLEB_hkft1/?igsh=bzh1dm1td3hubHd5 Caught my attention because I was curious to see what nicknames he would be pissed at. This reel used a verbal hook (wait what?) ————————————————————————————————— Reel #3: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVHxgKJCY1T/?igsh=MW1weDk4MjcxMnVzYw== Caught my attention because I wanted to see what Bruce Lee said (it’s literally Liu Kang making fighting noises) This reel used a verbal hook (huh?) ————————————————————————————————— Reel #4: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUwUxf1jTg8/?igsh=MXZkcWc3OWd0ZXNkaQ== Caught my attention because I thought “what the fuck is he talking about? (Was not disappointed) This reel used a verbal hook (wait what?) ————————————————————————————————— Reel #5: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRfftefEmcV/?igsh=MXNqc3FtbHRkcGJmZw== Caught my attention because it got straight into the action within three seconds of the reel starting This reel used a visual (loud noise) and verbal (huh?)

Struggles Struggle 1: I grew up with the feeling of never being good enough. Not good enough for the things I want in life (“fuck you” money, living in my own place, etc), the people I want to be in a relationship with, so on and so forth. Not sure where this feeling comes from but I struggle with these thoughts every day. Contrasting Win: In order for me to not feel like shit every day, I actively go out of my way to prove those voices in my head wrong. That voice has taught me that I need to work hard for a very long time to achieve the things that I want in my life - no matter how many failures/rejections I face. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Struggle 2: I struggle with ADHD which has made it very difficult to stay focused on tasks that I know are good for me long term. It has made doing things that I qualify as “work” way harder than it needs to be and makes a simple task that would only take like 30 minutes take me at least an hour (like doing my Day 1 homework) Contrasting Win: Using My Disorder to My Advantage: ADHD has been a bitch for me to focus on tasks that I consider to be work but the moment I’m able to find a way to turn it into a game and can have fun while doing it, I’m able to hyperfocus on it for hours without any feelings of burn out. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Struggle 3: I put immense pressure on myself to succeed because if I don’t, I would only be proving to “them” that they were right and I was wrong. The idea of only getting to live one life and not being able to live my life the way I want drives me insane and I have this existential crisis at least once every day. Contrasting Win: While the pressure of trying to become the first successful person in my family haunts me every day, it’s that same pressure that forces me to want to better myself and my life circumstances. After all, how fun would life be if you got everything handed to you and you didn’t have to work for it?