I’m grateful I got caught via /r/gratitude

I spent most of my life trying to be someone I’m not. This turned into me sneaking, hiding, lying.

By doing this I started to develop the mindset of “if nobody sees me doing it then I never did it”. This is a dangerous way to think.

I got caught lying.
Got caught sneaking.
Got caught hiding who I really was.
I was not a good person. At all.

Even though at the time it seemed like getting caught ruined my life, I know now that that’s what snapped me out of it.

Now I am proud of who I am when nobody is looking. I can honestly say that my behavior doesn’t change when I’m alone or in someone else’s company.