https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/staying-well/city2surf-journey/m-p/273924#M26350 <P>Congratulations Jess! Good on you <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":smiling_face_with_smiling_eyes:">😊</span> Also, what a beautiful message about staying strong. You're awesome!</P> Tue, 16 Aug 2016 03:36:01 GMT Guest_322 2016-08-16T03:36:01Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/staying-well/city2surf-journey/m-p/273922#M26348 <P>Hi all, </P> <P>This is my first post so apologies if it is not up to scratch. </P> <P>Yesterday I completed the City2Surf for BeyondBlue. I ended up raising a total of $865, and just wanted to let you know a little about how much it meant to run for your charity. Earlier this year I was hospitalised due to mental health issues, and less than 6 months later I completed the whole 14km without walking. The mind has such a strong power to take you beyond limits you thought was possible, but can just as easily bring you down to nothing without any warning. My mission through my City2Surf journey was to bring awareness to foundations such as BeyondBlue, so that people knew that there is help out there, and that people could feel slightly more capable knowing that it's okay if you need to reach out for help. </P> <P>I am so glad that I found this foundation, and just wanted to let anyone on here know that the help is out there for you. Things are definitely not okay, but they aren't over either. And connecting with support services like this and friends and family, is definitely in the right direction. Stay strong everyone!</P> Mon, 15 Aug 2016 02:58:38 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/staying-well/city2surf-journey/m-p/273922#M26348 jess_sticky03 2016-08-15T02:58:38Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/staying-well/city2surf-journey/m-p/273923#M26349 <P>Hi Jess,</P> <P>Congratulations <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span> And thank you for raising awareness - I may have seen you on the run!</P> <P>I thought you might want to check out the post, dedicated to people just like you, which I made in the "Staying Well" board under the thread "Share your achievements, small or big!"</P> <P>As of right now, it's the most recent post there!</P> <P>James</P> Mon, 15 Aug 2016 03:20:17 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/staying-well/city2surf-journey/m-p/273923#M26349 james1 2016-08-15T03:20:17Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/staying-well/city2surf-journey/m-p/273924#M26350 <P>Congratulations Jess! Good on you <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":smiling_face_with_smiling_eyes:">😊</span> Also, what a beautiful message about staying strong. You're awesome!</P> Tue, 16 Aug 2016 03:36:01 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/staying-well/city2surf-journey/m-p/273924#M26350 Guest_322 2016-08-16T03:36:01Z