The 1st post I read on this forum on June 2019 gave me the courage to steal food from a gas station

I was in a tough spot and I was just researching if I should steal food from the grocery store, because I was desperate. And then I stumbled into this thread and the first post I saw "I'm so glad I found this sub". I remember thinking. "oh what, people talk about shoplifting?" And when I opened it. That small post gave me the courage to go and get some food. I was 19 at the time. No one knew what was going on with me. I was hiding it from everyone. I didn't have a job and on the last day of June 2019 I ended up in the hospital. I asked the nurses to steal me some food. They said no. The doctor said they'd give me an IV to get some nutrients, and they said they'd give me some food, but they never did. I was laying in the hospital bed thinking to myself.. I can't believe I ended up here and nobody put food in my mouth and I was so weak, lightheaded and dizzy. But I got out of the hospital, and got a job and started working in July of 2019, and ever since I never stop thinking about how much this post helped me. I didn't feel alone anymore. I thought to myself. "Wow, people talk about this? Alright, f it, I'm gonna steal some food." And I stole some chips and a 24 pack of water and a carrot stick pack. and I ate it on the bus on the way home. And I felt proud of myself, because it was the first time I decided to do something for myself. I didn't give a f about anything, at that point, I just did it. And I think the thread was locked by that time, I remember lurkers replying to the comments, and I was like, oh lmao, this post got locked fast. I didn't care. That was the only time I've ever stolen something and I've never stolen again, and I'm doing just fine now. I think about this often. I should of messaged the person who wrote that post. And told them how much it helped me.. I saw something similar on a comment in a post on chambers once about anorexia, someone said their post helped them get out of the mindset and get help, and the person who made the post replied saying. "wow, that's so awesome! I read a post that helped me get out of the mindset too". I wonder if this sub ever helped anyone else, I'm not gonna lie, it wasn't just reading the post that helped me. I felt so alone in my struggle. Like I felt like the only person going through what I was and I didn't have a friend. I didn't have a home. I didn't have a job. and I had nobody to talk to, and when I asked for food. They said no. I didn't have a phone. I didn't even have 1$. My life sucked and it wasn't getting better and I was getting to the point where I felt like I was gonna die. And this post just triggered something in me to get up and do something about it. and I stole food and I ate it. and I was full for the first time in over a month. and I'm not gonna lie, it was so satisfying. and delicious. and it was my decision and I did it for myself and I didn't need anyone else, and it felt great. And I'm not gonna lie at first, it felt bad, but once I sat down on the bus and opened the chips and started eating, and nobody said anything, I just ate, and it was so good. and ever since I never felt alone again, and every time I read a post like this. It reminds me that I'm not alone, and reading the comments reminds me that we're all not alone. and it's something that will always be in the back of my mind. that I'm glad I'm not alone. No matter what I do, I know I'm not alone, and I think that's the best feeling.. well, it's one of the best feelings. I'm not a seasoned redditor, so I don't know how to end this post lmao, but yeah, I'm glad I found this post at the right time, and I'm glad I stole something for myself. The first thing I ever stole, was a shoe horn when I was 13, and I never stole anything since then, but it was the first thing I stole. and I didn't steal it for myself. I stole it for my ex, and I didn't steal again until I was 19, but yeah, that's it.