# @rea.rust on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DdP0K7txBmn
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70331967-rearust-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-09-14T00:14:28.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Reagan Rust | Sports & Travel (@rea.rust) — https://gondola.cc/rea.rust

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I’d be lying if I said this day got easier as more time passed.

Truthfully, it still hurts knowing how close I was to almost taking my own life four years ago. 

I recognize how lucky I am to still be here.

Mental health is no joke. It doesn’t care how much money you make, how great of a family you have, or even how happy you look. Mental health can affect anyone in any stage of life. 

I wish I could post about how once you hit rock bottom, there’s only up from there, but that wouldn’t be true. Life can get better. You have to recognize though that with every peak comes a valley and then maybe a peak again or a plateau, but whatever the combo is it’s never going to be perfect. 

The cycle will continue because that’s what life is. It’s not meant to be a straight path nor will it ever be perfect even if what you post online looks that way. 

Life is about enjoying every moment (even the painful ones) knowing that all of it is fleeting and nothing will ever stay the same. 

September is Suicide Prevention Month. I hope you do more than just check in with your friends. Call them, ask how they’re really doing, grab coffee, plan a trip. Make connections and keep them close because at the end of the day community is all we really have 🖤

#mentalhealth #suicidepreventionmonth #athlete

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