Steemit Noob Saying Hello

vitkarl (27)in #introduce • 7 years ago

Hey Everybody! I just would like to take this chance to introduce myself to the community! I am a 33 year old male hailing from the great white north which is Canada. I hope to connect with and get to know many of you! (wow, this feels like an online dating message opener)

I literally found out about Steemit yesterday after a trail of Youtube videos on the recent bitcoin rise led me to a video about Steemit. The concept immediately caught my interest, and boom here I am.

I currently work as a mental health worker with clients going through crises such as depression, suicide ideation, addictions, homelessness and other serious mental health illnesses. While the job has been rewarding, and has made me adept in the field, I do not feel like it’s my thing anymore. In fact, finding that calling/passion has been an ongoing struggle for myself over the years.

With that in mind, trying this out is really an experiment for myself to see if the blogosphere has my name on it. I really hope it does!

Some of my interests that I hope to bring to the community include:

-Travel
-Fitness
-Mental Health
-Nutrition & Supplementation
-Human optimization
-Current Events & Politics

I look forward to seeing the community grow, and am happy to be one of the early adopters of this promising platform

Thanks for taking the time to check out my first post!

Cheers,

#introduceyourself #introduction

7 years ago in #introduce by vitkarl (27)

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lexikon082 (63) 7 years ago

Welcome to Steemit! Nice job explaining what your Steemit posts will be about.

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frank4jesus (10) 7 years ago

welcome to steemit @vitkarl. so glad having your personality in this platform, looking forward to more of your posts.

followed you.

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vitkarl (27) 7 years ago

Awesome, Thank Man :)

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frank4jesus (10) 7 years ago

you are welcome man.

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schamangerbert (74) 7 years ago

Great intro! Welcome, have fun!

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maninayton (58) 7 years ago

Hello and welcome to Steemit @vitkarl. I have followed and upvoted you as I'm interested to see further posts from you especially about your work with mental health issues. I know you mentioned it isn't your thing anymore but your comments on the subject are welcome from my perspective. I look forward to hearing from you again. :-)

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vitkarl (27) 7 years ago

Thanks @maninayton. I hope to offer a critical critique in some of areas and how working in it can be improved. Do you work in the field as well?

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maninayton (58) 7 years ago

No, I don't but I have suffered from severe depression in the past and I'm still on medication for it. I have written a few posts on my struggles with the condition and also about my son who has autism. I wish to raise awareness about mental health in general and therefore any other persons' perspectives are very helpful, especially someone who has worked 'at the sharp end' such as yourself.

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daveks (77) 7 years ago

Welcome to Steemit!

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takehategivelove (38) 7 years ago

Human optimization? sounds awesome! what is it? ^^

(I like this period in steem, no haters and bullies yet :))

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vitkarl (27) 7 years ago

Oh it's just a fancy word of looking at ways nutrition, diet, supplements, and lifestyle can help optimize the way we feel, think and perform. Like defragging our hard drives ;)
I like this period too.. I hope it lasts :S

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