# @bolababy8678 on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Db__6vXNAMU
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69068422-bolababy8678-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/9d92abed0e.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-14T00:14:41.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Ashley Favors (@bolababy8678) — https://gondola.cc/bolababy8678

## Caption

There was a time when I completely stopped caring about myself. I stopped caring about how I looked, how much weight I gained, or what I saw when I looked in the mirror. I was surviving, not living.

The hardest part is that nobody really knew how bad I was hurting because I got good at smiling through it. I could laugh, show up, and tell everyone I was okay while quietly falling apart inside.

But something in me decided I couldn’t keep abandoning myself.

So I started working out again. I started trying to take care of my body, my mind, and the person underneath all the pain. Some days I genuinely feel stronger. Other days, the smile is still covering a battle nobody knows I’m fighting.

I’m not doing this because I suddenly stopped being depressed. I’m doing it because I’m finally realizing that I deserve to fight for myself—even when I don’t feel worth fighting for.

This isn’t a transformation just for my body.

It’s me trying to find my way back to myself. 🖤

#MentalHealthAwareness #DepressionRecovery #HealingJourney #SelfLove #FitnessJourney

## Stats

- **Views:** 277
- **Likes:** 12
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 2

## Tags

mentalhealthawareness, depressionrecovery, healingjourney, fitnessjourney, selflove

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