you have an amazing story..keep inspiring :-)



-p.s., i love love love your dreads

1 | Left by sydney | Jun. 16, 2011 at 4:42pm

that's an absolutely touching story & very inspiring to everyone, especially to people struggling with an addiction. it helps them know that there's hope.

2 | Left by Aliciaa | Jun. 16, 2011 at 4:49pm

Thank you for sharing your story and inspiring others to make a positive change in their life. I wish you and your wife the best. God Bless. ~D

3 | Left by Anon | Jun. 16, 2011 at 5:10pm

thank you for your moving story. you've given people something beautiful: hope. keep inspiring. much love and peace.

4 | Left by Trilby | Jun. 16, 2011 at 8:14pm

thank you for your story, it's so amazing that you are studying mental health.
God bless you in all you do.

5 | Left by Hannah | Jun. 17, 2011 at 3:25am

ive been cutting myself for seven years how do i feel the emptyness

6 | Left by tatiana clark | Jun. 17, 2011 at 1:52pm

@ tatiana clark - I have been a cutter for 7 years as well and as of May 30 2011 I've been 80days clean. There is hope and a way out. I've there struggling with you and I know how hard it is. THERE IS HOPE HEALING AND LOVE! try and find people that relate and surround yourself in love. stay strong

Thank you so much Denny for your story. I've been boarding those same streets.
Stay strong and keep hope ALIVE!

7 | Left by sky | Jun. 17, 2011 at 2:10pm

Thank you for sharing. You give hope. You are proof of healing and love. Thank you.
you mentioned speaking at colleges. any chance you/twlohas could come to west chester or surrounding colleges. I would love to attend one of your talks.

8 | Left by Anon | Jun. 17, 2011 at 7:50pm

Hey i am from nicaragua! i felt excited when i heard my country's name!

9 | Left by AE | Jun. 18, 2011 at 1:33pm

It's really great that you managed to overcome your addiction. it's truly admirable. My dad is alcoholic and has ruined my life in any way possible, and things are not getting any better. Financial struggles, emotional problems, low self esteem and self confidence, getting picked on by my own friends. i am straight edge because i hate alcohol and drugs. My life is a wreck. But i still hope that one day my life will change and all these problems will disappear and i will feel weightless. Keep on saving lives bro, you are doing a great job.

10 | Left by someone | Jun. 18, 2011 at 1:51pm

Beautiful. Thank you for inspiring me and many others to keep fighting.

11 | Left by Kendra | Jun. 20, 2011 at 5:03pm

i love your story. It gave Jen hope

12 | Left by J | Jun. 21, 2011 at 5:44pm

I saw Danny speak one time when TWLOHA came through town last fall on the UChapter tours. He was amazing to stand up there so strong and tell strangers his darkest secrets. Stay strong Danny.

13 | Left by Lilly | Jun. 23, 2011 at 8:16pm

Danny, i'm glad that your one of the many to have the courage to share your story,you found hope.Keep saving lives, and helping others find their story to tell. God loves you

14 | Left by IS | Jun. 26, 2011 at 9:06pm

Wow i have never struggled with something like that,so i cannot imagine what that is like but the video was just so inspiring. I mean when you think of an illness or a hard life, you always think of cancer or abuse. You don't realize that depression is serious. I mean my Dad is depressed and he has been depressed for the past 10 years and he is just starting to get better now. An i still don't fully understand it and i get frustrated because i just want him to snap out of it but i know its not that simple.
So keep inspiring people and spreading the word on depression.

15 | Left by Grace | Jun. 30, 2011 at 6:32pm

I suffer with anxiety/depression and you gave me hope.

16 | Left by Paige Bouvier | Jul. 1, 2011 at 8:39am

a truly amazing story... thanks for giving hope

17 | Left by anonymous | Jul. 4, 2011 at 6:56pm

Amazing story! Thanks for sharing. :-)

18 | Left by Crystal | Jul. 5, 2011 at 1:16pm

hey,

im a really big fan of this website and the actions and attention they bring to people with addictions, depression, self injurious behaviors, and suicidal thoughts. i copied the link to this email so you can watch video of a dude that had been a supporter of site and organization, and now works for them. its called "to write love on her arms" (TWLONHA)
thoughts you may like it too!
dani

i hope this works??

19 | Left by tim | Jul. 7, 2011 at 5:41pm

hey,

i became a fan of this organization bc of seda (weird) a bunch of surfers, boarders, etc support it and its called "to write love on her arms" its about bringin attention to addiction, depression, self injurious behavior, and suicidal thoughts. thought you may like it too!!
i attached a link ( at least i think i did) about the story of this dudes recovery and now how he works for organization.
please let me know if it works?
love, dani

20 | Left by katie | Jul. 7, 2011 at 5:45pm

Sooooo grateful for you and your story. I love to hear these stories. I love to be reminded of hope and redemption! Keep it up. ;)

21 | Left by Krissy | Jul. 8, 2011 at 10:38am

I found myself surfing Youtube and going to Hot topic and I would always see "To Write Love On Her Arms" everywhere. When I looked at what this means, I found myself falling in love with this organization's mission. Like Denny said, there's not always going to be a happy ending, but he is a prime example of what help can do for you. I love this story. I feel like a changed person joining and listening to the stories of these survivors.

22 | Left by Sierra | Jul. 8, 2011 at 12:18pm

I'm so happy for you Denny, my sister struggled with the same addiction you had, but sadly she diden't have all of the love and support you did, she passed away 3/23/11 of a morphine overdose trying to get rid of the withdrawl effects, This is why I support TWLOHA becuase they give hope threw love and god, I wish my sister would have had that, I want everyone to have the kind of support you did when recovering from your addiction, stay strong sweetheart your doing great :), I don't know you but, I know what your going threw, I love you, but most importantly GOD loves you. :)

23 | Left by carly biggs | Jul. 8, 2011 at 3:09pm

I saw Denny and Jamie speak at a local college and it changed a lot of my perspectives on life. Being in high school and a drug addict is not an easy balance, and that night I was in such a dark place that I was positive I wouldn't live to see morning. I knew hope was real, but I didn't think it was an option for someone like me. A friend invited me; she had to go for a class and didn't want to go alone. Afterwards we ended up at a diner talking until our heads hurt from crying and confessing. The sun rose and we went our separate ways, and we haven't really talked since, but I'll never forget that night.

Thanks, guys. I think you saved my life

P.S. I'm 2 months sober from painkillers and I've never felt more alive.

24 | Left by Wanderlust. | Jul. 9, 2011 at 6:29pm

I self harm... and I guess I am addicted. I want to stop, because it causes so much hassle having to hide it. No one knows. I just get so panicked though... at the thought of not having that release. I've been doing it for just over a year now, and anyone who had ever found out thinks that I stopped a long time ago. I'm still quite young, I'm fifteen. I just don't know if I want to give up this addiction or not... I don't know if that makes any sense.. but I've never admitted that I self harm.. and it's weird, I don't even think of myself as a self harmer.. I don't know why, when I know I'm addicted to it.

Anyway, thank you so much Denny for your video about your addiction. It really is inspiring.

25 | Left by Rowann x | Jul. 10, 2011 at 1:19pm

dude, I'm on the streets right now, and your story is so inspiring! I'm currently working on going back to my hometown to a shelter to get back on my feet, as well. Your story I will use as a role model to keep me going on....Thank you.

26 | Left by Autumn Cochrane | Jul. 14, 2011 at 3:22pm

very much inspired. i myself am struggling with pills and drugs as well and also have BPD.

27 | Left by Meghan Posey | Jul. 19, 2011 at 6:02pm

That was a great video to watch because it changed the way that i thought about doing bad things like what you did.

28 | Left by abigaile | Jul. 21, 2011 at 1:09pm

Clean since Feb. 26 with the best boyfriend in the world helping me keep at it and standing by my side thorough everything. I love him and I need him, he dosen't know it but he is one of the few reasons I chose to live, I owe him everything.

29 | Left by Suzy | Jul. 21, 2011 at 5:42pm

I just wanted to say that i founf your story truly inspiring. I also write for my school newspaper and i would love to do an interview with you, if you would. Let me know something. Im proud of you,that takes a lot to do what you did.

30 | Left by Rachael | Sep. 20, 2011 at 5:23pm

I have been a little over 6 months. My mom is getting me help. In ways I know I have to stop because I could seriously hurt myself, but sometimes it feels like nothing else takes away the pain. We have figured out that I might have a panic disorder amd self harm is how I cope with it. My boyfriend is behind me 100% on getting help. He is constantly telling me how much he loves me. I have almost completely won the battle over anorexia. I have people who love me and are willing to help-that's a rare case. I cant even say how much TWLOHA has helped me in the last 3 months. If I didnt have the support of my mom and boyfriend and cousin-I would be in a deep hole-burried. Theotetically of ocurse. But I wouldnt be on my road to recovery. I encourage people who need help to get it. Its the only way to clomb out of that hole.

31 | Left by Megan Ashleigh | Oct. 10, 2011 at 5:39pm

I left out a few words-heres the edited one:
I have been a self harmer a little over 6 months. My mom is getting me help. In ways I know I have to stop cutting because I could seriously hurt myself, but sometimes it feels like nothing else takes away the pain. We have figured out that I might have a panic disorder amd self harm is how I cope with it. My boyfriend is behind me 100% on getting help. He is constantly telling me how much he loves me and my cousin tells me how much she loves me all the time too.

32 | Left by Megan Ashleigh | Oct. 10, 2011 at 5:43pm

you are an inspiration.. it proves that you can get through ANYTHING.. && most people don't think you can.. but YOU CAN..

33 | Left by heaven | Dec. 15, 2011 at 6:46am