There was a time when I didn’t recognize the man staring back at me in the mirror. I was alive, but I wasn’t living. Every day felt like I was carrying a weight so heavy that I didn’t know how much longer I could keep going. I laughed when people were watching, but the moment I was alone, the silence became unbearable.

Depression stole my joy, my peace, my confidence, and almost my hope. It whispered lies every day—that I wasn’t enough, that things would never get better, that no one could understand my pain. There were days when simply getting out of bed felt like climbing a mountain.

But somehow, deep inside me, there was still a small spark that refused to die.

One step at a time, I fought my way back. Some days I took giant steps, and other days my only victory was making it through the day. I learned that healing isn’t a straight line. I cried. I stumbled. I questioned everything. But I never stopped moving forward.

Today, when I look back, I don’t see a broken man. I see a survivor.

Depression didn’t defeat me. It taught me compassion. It taught me strength I never knew I had. It taught me that even when life feels completely dark, there is still hope waiting on the other side.

If you’re fighting a battle like the one I fought, I want you to hear this: don’t give up. Your pain does not define your future. The chapter you’re living today is not the end of your story. Keep fighting, even when it’s hard. Keep believing, even when you can’t see the light.

I’m living proof that it is possible to come back from the darkest place. The scars remind me of where I’ve been—but they no longer decide where I’m going.

Be stubborn enough to keep trying to live.

Donating in tribute to my niece Delilah Jane. Forever 12. Mental Health does not discriminate age. If my money can help even just one person not go through the pain she felt, then it is money well spent.

I'm giving a monthly donation to support the very important cause. Thank you Sully and the Godsmack family for putting this together. Mike Earp,  England 

“It’s not one moment in time that defines you; it’s moment after moment of you defining time” JustBNow3❤️❤️❤️

I believe we need to spread the word about how much mental health effects everyone! We all need to get involved so that day comes when we all win!

Thank you very much for everything you guys do, from someone who has been getting therapy sessions for several years now I know the difference a simple positive note/comment can make on your mental state. 
E.Martinez

Established to raise awareness of the mental health issues that so many are faced with today. “We are all imperfectly perfect”

**The Scars Foundation** has been established by **Sully Erna** of **Godsmack** to help raise awareness of the mental health issues that so many are faced with today.

With the rise of suicides, bullying, addiction, abuse and so many other challenges, The Scars Foundation is dedicated to help provide resources, tools, educate and empower people on a global level that struggle with these burdens.

*"We are imperfectly perfect!"* says Sully Erna.

The Scars Foundation is determined to help people learn how to accept these imperfections and embrace them as their battle wounds from life, to own them, and show them off proudly to the world, rather than hide them and suffer in silence. With your continued support and generosity, together we can help make a difference in the lives of so many!

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My name is Erik Mazzarese and I strongly believe in this foundation, headed by Sully of Godsmack, I think a lot of things have been neglected as far as you know, addiction, suicide and mental health, I read up on this, and I did a lot of homework, and it sounds like this foundation does.  Help those areas. So with me and you, we need to fund this foundation, the scars foundation, so there will be attention directed towards these issues of addiction and mental health and suicide, maybe put suicide on bridges, guards, fences on, so people can't jump, so they think twice about it with a number on the fence or something. Like that, there's always possibilities and maybe have  I'll reach for addicts that goes farther than NA, I'm talking about 1 on 1, I'm been at attic was 13, but I've been clean, I'm 46, I've been clean, 14 months, I got a big testimony, I got a huge story but we need to help this foundation. The scars foundation because we all are imperfectly perfect.  And I know that there's a lot of people that believe in it.So makes me wanna believe in it and get on board.I never did something like this but I feel like this is a good thing to do, so please join me please help Thank you

Mr. Erik ' WACKO ' Mazzarese 

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