104 {Lachlan Cameron} How running saved me from suicidal self loathing

Challenges That Change Us –

Trigger warning: suicidal ideation and depression

The path to suicidal ideation varies for so many people, but for some it can start from a place of not feeling like they belong.

Masking and hiding their true self in a failed attempt to fit in and please everyone can set most up for failure and it can let to even further challenges.

This was the case for Lachlan Cameron who many would have described as a carefree guy, always smiling and loving to make people laugh. Unfortunately, alongside that guy is another part of him that battles with anxiety and depression. Since the early days he has done a lot of hard work since then to manage that part and has made a huge transformation through the activity of running.

So much so that he is currently aiming to break a world record to show people the power of believing in yourself and that we are all worthy of the love we sometimes deny ourselves.

In this episode Lachlan shares:

• His mental health struggles and self worth
• The ways he masked his true self
• The night he considered taking his own life
• His struggles with drugs and alcohol
• How he took up running for clarity and to help with his mental health
• How he varied and changed his running
• The big change he made with his running that changed everything
• His journey to start an Ultra run and attempt to break the record

Key Quotes

“If I was in a room with 10 different people, you'd get 10 different versions of me tailored to every single person's needs.”

“I just didn't believe that what I was bringing to the table was enough.”

“There was one night where I had to get someone. And I truly believe that if someone didn't take me, then I would have taken my own life.”

More about

You can follow him on Instagram: @lachycam_runs

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