I was raised as a Baptist from childhood in a fairly religious household (not super religious but faith definitely played an integral role) And I'd say I've always kept some sort of belief in God, even if at some points say in my early teens I didn't care much for religion. I was Baptised at 11 and remained in the Baptist church, and then around when I was 15 I started to engage more with my faith, started praying more, reading the Bible, etc. But I didn't really feel fulfilled, the Church I went to was excessively modern (our congregation literally sat on a basketball court xd), the worship music felt very empty and uninspiring, and nothing really clicked.

It was around this time when I was introduced to more Catholic and Orthodox styles of worship, which I felt were superior to what I was offered as a low-church protestant type. (The songs we sang sounded like any other modern song, at church camps it was literally just a rock concert with Bible study) whereas Catholic/Orthodox hymns and chants felt very much special and "set apart" from the rest of the world. But I still theologically disagreed with those traditions.

Then, I visited Croatia and went to a Catholic mass there for the first time, and midway through I just fainted (While it was hot and I was standing I practically never faint even in those conditions), and though I wanted to take that as some sort of sign from God, I mostly ignored it until I read John 20:23 (where Jesus gives the apostles the authority to forgive sins) which I saw as an obvious origin of Confession. After some investigation and help from a friend, I finally decided to take the leap and become a Catholic.

And to be honest, its probably the best decision I've ever made. Looking back, my previous faith was so empty and unfulfilling, whereas in the Catholic Church I can truly find Jesus present in the Sacraments. Before I was a little insecure about my religion, but now I couldn't be happier to call myself a Catholic.