HOW HAS GC CHANGED YOUR LIFE(UPDATED)

I went through a lot as a child and suffered from horrible depression and anxiety. My parents divorced when I was 11. My mom was physically abused and decided it was finally time to leave. I was devastated. We moved from our Florida home and went back to Maine..where I was born originally. It had been a few years since I was back and everything changed greatly..My best friend from forever ago who I was keeping in touch with those few years was growing apart from me. I had to deal with sexual abuse from my moms boyfriend at the time as well..Everything Just seemed to keep getting worse. I was always an outcast in school as well and never really seemed to get along with many people. I started to hurt myself and didn't care about my own well being. Slowly the depression was getting more and more extreme.... One day I was sitting at my house..I was watching MTV and saw Good Charlotte's hold on music video. That changed my perspective on everything. I than had a sense of hope. For once I felt that I was not alone. "But we all bleed the same way as you do And we all have the same things to go through" Ever since that moment I had attached myself to them. They have been my heroes and my salvation ever since than. I have a tattoo devoted to them on my right forearm and I would never have it any other way. They saved my life. Ive been through a lot. and I owe so much to them. I really hope benji, joel, billy, paul, or deano read this. It would be really great. I just want them to know what theyve done for me...I'll never forget it. I want them to know that they mean the world to me... I just want to say thank you for everything. I love you all so much.

I'm starting a sleeve here too (: <3

(before)

Now....it needed touching up bad...it was so uneven....the lady who did it messed up...cant see well in this pic but ill post when I get a better one (: looks so much better!!!! JUST DONE..the right way this time

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Permalink Reply by Becca on April 4, 2010 at 12:32pm

me too. Oh man I hate spammers. took me forever to find this page again...

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Permalink Reply by Keena on April 7, 2010 at 8:54pm

Gc have influenced a lot in my life. I used to get picked on in elementary school and I remember watching the "Little Things" video for the first time and thinking to myself...if they're losers too that I'm cooler than I thought. It really helped get me through school knowing that they went through the same s***. Good Charlotte also heavily influenced my career decision to focus on learning on and hopefully working in the music industry. I am currently in a music business program and there is not a day that goes by that I don't feel glad that I found where I belong. I still watch the video for "Festival Song" and think about being a tour manager especially on days where I have to write essays on copyright etc haha. So thanks to GC for the motivation to get up and take action with my life. It's crazy to think that I started liking GC when I was 10 years old..I am turning 21 in less than a month.

PS. I read a few of the posts and they made me sad. I've been through depression and anxiety problems myself and I know how much it sucks. If anyone on this site ever needs someone to talk to my email etc is on my profile or send me a message.

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Permalink Reply by Becca on May 6, 2010 at 6:28pm

I'm so glad to hear your in the music buisness...that makes me happy! I love the little things and festival song videos as well. pretty epic

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Permalink Reply by Becca on May 12, 2010 at 3:21pm

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Permalink Reply by Brittany M. on May 14, 2010 at 10:58am

I´ve been thru a hard time before.. even tho i´m only 14.. when i was 4... we moved around a lot,, because my... dad.. he had really bad drug problems... he hit my mom... and 2 times .. i had to wach him try 2 kill himself... but gc helped me out of there .. and luckely everythings good now... I never told anyone befor...

and if if u all belive me or not... joel, benj, billy and paul have been mor like fathers 2 me than mine ever was.. they meen everything 2 me.. EVERYTHING! i know how u feel.

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Permalink Reply by Emma on May 14, 2010 at 11:35am

Hey, thought this was pretty interesting you guys. Hi. I'm old and new here, as in I was here when I was... like...14 or something stupid like that, no, actually, younger, now that I think about it o.O And now I'm... too old.
Crap, I'll stop makin myself feel old and git on wi'it!

I dunno if it was GC that changed my life or music that changed my life but it really speaks to me, like nothing else. I have crappy memory perhaps so all I can remember are song lyrics and if something sticks with me it's there for life pretty much. So thinking positive is real difficult.
I got diagnosed with depression beginning of this year, I found it hard when I was younger, then I was ok for a while, but now because I'm reaching this pivotal point in my life. My friends are getting married, building homes, having kids, I'm... getting drunk... and I don't even do that much.

So, music has inspired this drive in me and I figured as I got older that it's not important who or what you listen to as long as it speaks to you and inspires you to reach for something you wanna do or taps into your emotions. So in a way, I guess I'm revisiting GC for something I felt when I was in school going through all that crap they were talking about in songs like Little Things and I Heard You. And, personally, if it hadn't been for GC back in 2002, I wouldn't be here right now. So yeah, and look where they are now, they're kinda where I wanna be. I wanna be successful before I get too old to reap the benefits. Yknow.

And even though they're all successful and dating the most gorgeous women on the planet now, a bit of me likes to think they're still losers like me.

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Permalink Reply by Shannon on June 9, 2010 at 7:50am

i've loved them since i was a little kid and i just can't think of a life without them.
i seriously don't know how i would be without them, i mean i'm a die hard fan of Blink too, but Good Charlotte means so much more to me. i've listened to their songs like a million times, i know all their lyrics, my room is full of GC stuff and i'm finally going to see them live in about one month. as i already said, i'm a fan as long as i can remember, but they really changed my life a few years ago. i would be nothing without them, it maybe sounds a bit silly, but it's true. i admit they're not the best band in the world, but i know what's best for me, and that's GC.
I remember listening to GC with my friends the whole day through, i remember telling them a hundred times a day i was going to marry joel. i remember going to sleep every night with GC playing on my ipod, and i remember how i had to cry while listening to songs like hold on and march on. i remember how i used to watch their dvd's every single day. they inspired me with their lyrics and their history, they give me hope whenever i need it. i'll never feel alone because i feel like GC's always with me. so maybe i don't listen to GC that often anymore, but they'll always have a special place in my heart. they're my heroes and i'm proud to be a GC fan.
GC saved my life.

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Permalink Reply by Beverly on June 9, 2010 at 9:27am

Awe. That was sweet. I know..some ppl think GC suks, but really I love their music. And I feel that GC are family. Sure..they don't know me but I know them. :) I feel happy when I'm listening to GC or talking about them, seeing videos, and seeing their faces. They are familiar friends. And they inspire ppl to try and rise above the crap happening in their lives. The lyrics are always positive and have meaning. The lyrics don't degrade women which in this day and age is rare. The music the lyrics are set to have always been awesome. To me the way the music sounds is downright awesome. I can't explain it, but to me..the music, at times sounds like a movie sountrack..like the build up at the beginning and the final scene. And I love hearing the vocals and the guitars. I have to say that the men of GC have everything to be proud of..and the ppl in their own lives can be very proud of them. Their longevity is not a fluke. They remain this awesome band because their fanbase has stuck with them and because we the GC FAM know quality when we see and hear it. And we know that GC isn't being false when they say they love us. They show it in many different ways. And we show it by sticking by them and repping and loving them. :)

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Permalink Reply by Alessa on June 11, 2010 at 9:08am

GC helped me through the times I never thought I'd make it through. GC played over and over in my head, encouraging me not to end my life. GC was there while I was stuck in a mental hospital. GC was there even after everything I overcame, still encouraging me. It's amazing how big a difference music can make. It can easily change my mood and set of mind.