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April 16, 2022

How Climbing Changed My Life...
"Since an early age I've always dealt with mental health issues. I never really fit in a "group" In school and had my own group of weird friends that were all vastly different. Listening to EDM and wearing all black and skinny jeans definitely threw me in the not-so-cool club. Through high school, I really struggled with my weight back and forth. From being underweight to being overweight, I would often get comments like "you need to eat more" or "you need to eat less." That really took a toll on my confidence and how I looked at myself in the mirror. After high school, I ended up taking a semester of college and found that it just wasn't for me. I dropped out and got my own apartment.
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I got really into producing music for some of the friends I made and got involved in a very drug-driven and toxic scene. I started to smoke a lot and began dabbling in different things. This went from "I'll have a little bit" to "I need more, and I need it now" really fast. I don't remember a time during those two years when I wasn't on something. My depression and anxiety worsened to the point of me attempting to take my own life. This gave me somewhat of a wake-up call. That week I ended up having to see a gastroenterologist due to the amount and number of substances I was taking. I was damaging my digestive system to the point I could not stop throwing up.
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Right after that, my grandmother who had COPD had gotten worse and I need to move in and help her. I knew then and there I had to make a change and realized that at the pace I was at, I wouldn't be able to be there for the people that love me the most--my family.
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After moving in and helping her out, I began to work on cutting out my addictions. There was one morning she was not doing well and had a stroke. I acted fast and gave her CPR until the paramedics arrived. Her passing really caused me a lot of trauma that I am still dealing with today.
Five days after her funeral I decided to make the biggest change I ever could:  To be done with the drugs and to be done with the toxic people and things holding me back in my life. I walked into Highpoint Climbing gym and the rest is history!
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I put all my focus into climbing and my health. I found an amazing girl who is now my fiancée and the best belay partner I could ever ask for. As well as an uplifting community of healthy like-minded people who all come from different walks of life. Climbing gave me a new life. And it gives me hope for others dealing with similar things. If climbing could do that for me, I believe it could help many others too."
- Chase Sutton
Chase wanted to share his story and let anyone who is struggling with mental health and addictions know that you are not alone...and you, too, can overcome it to live your best life!

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