Stephanie Davis has shared an emotional post alongside harrowing photos of herself on Instagram, taken when she was going through 'dark' times in her life and was feeling suicidal.
The mama-of-one opened up to her fans on how her life has changed in the past couple of years, saying she was grateful to be able to see how far she'd come.
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"As you can see I looked like death, my eyes were completely dead bottom left, the sparkle gone and an empty shell of who I once was, I was Dead inside," wrote Stephanie.
"I never thought I would get through it, I really thought I'd be getting buried soon and life wasn't for me, i was suicidal & I had nothing left to give, I was sick of trying, sick of justifying myself, mentally absolutely DRAINED."
The 25-year-old discussed using alcohol to numb her pain - Stephanie has since been to rehab for addiction.
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She continued: "I was petrified, I was scared, I was lonely, this wasn't how I thought my life would turn out. I didn't want to be a single mum I didn't want the way my life turned out.
"NOW, I am so grateful for the cards I've been dealt, To the right I look at them photos and I see one strong women, today I am the loving caring amazing mother I knew I could be,I said the three words I found so hard to say because of my pride.. I need help.
"Them three words what I feared as weakness turned out to be my strength. I couldn't do it alone.I have learnt how to be able to cope with hard times, I've learnt to like ME, I'm starting to learn who I really am,I use to HATE my self, I had no confidence and my self worth was horrific, it will take me along time to love my self, but today..I like my self, and that's good enough for now.
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"Now all I want to do is help others, to give hope!I'm not ashamed of being an addict in recovery I am proud. It saved my life & made me a better person!! If I can help people & give hope then it's made my journey all worth while."
Stephanie signed off her lengthy post saying that she was now thankful to be alive, and to have her son Caben-Albi.
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