Better By Nature
Jason Mosel - One More Breath, One More Step
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I was born and raised in Waterbury Connecticut where I was a typical kid growing up in the 90's. Not really any sense of direction, wasn't heavily involved in sports and the most fitness I ever did was hacky sack. I consider myself that typical high school metal head with Jnco jeans and a chain wallet. But after the events on September 11th, 2001, my mindset had changed and I decided to join the United States Marine Infantry. A month after graduating high school, I was shipped down to Parris Island and completed Marine Corp boot camp.
During my time in the Marines, I was deployed to Iraq twice and Okinawa Japan once. After my first tour to Ar Ramadi Iraq though, my mental state had changed from the person I was joining the Marines. I came back disconnected, heavily drinking, and put on anti depressant pills. This went on for about a year until in 2005, I attempted to take my own life. I was placed into a mental ward and was put on more pills along with seeing multiple counselors. I struggled with these thoughts throughout the rest of my time in service and in 2007, I was honorably discharged and myself and my wife decided to move to Vermont.
Though we had started a new life outside of the military in a new area, my mental struggles followed me. I continued to drink heavily always trying to cover up what my real issues were. That all started to change in 2013 when a buddy of mine asked if I wanted to run an obstacle course race call "Tough Mudder" with him. I agreed, got my shit kicked in, but finished it. The feeling after crossing the finish line was something that I had not felt in a long time. From that point, I began to utilize fitness as my cure. It allowed me to finally look in the mirror and figure a valuable lesson out.
I said to myself "Look, whatever happened has happened. You now have a demon that lives in your head and he isn't going anywhere. It's time to final make that mother f***er pay rent!" With that, I started the road to where I am now. It started with an at home workout DVD called Insanity and continued to progress.
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