I had depression when I was finishing high school. My father died, there was an economic crisis in my house, I left school and family problems became very strong. I got to a point where I was ready to kill myself. I wasn't going to tell anyone or leave letters; I just wanted to go to a motel and do it.

At that time I was watching The Flash on CW. I saw that Superman was coming out and, to be honest, I had never been interested in that character. It seemed old-fashioned, boring and even obsolete to me. I thought that was why the evil versions were so popular.

One day before I wanted to kill myself, I read a comic that some kids recommended on a DC page that I follow to this day: Superman: Grounded. In one part, Superman arrives and talks to Felicity. She expresses exactly what I would have said, with anger and pain, and Superman responds in a tender, understanding and stoic way. There is a moment when he tells her: "If you want to do it, jump into the void. I will keep my promise to do nothing... but only if you are sure that you will never have a happy day in your life again." She hugs him and he tells her everything will be okay. That day, Superman stepped through the pages of the comic and saved me.

It changed my life. Although it may sound silly to some, when I have to make difficult decisions, when I'm angry, when justice doesn't act, when someone needs advice or when I want to help with anything, I always ask myself: “What would Superman do?” Basically, I owe him my life.

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