A woman branded Australia's 'most tattooed' has opened up about a struggle she went through that you might not know about at first glance – and coming out the other side has transformed her

A woman has opened up about the ways she managed to transform her life, thanking the "tattoo community" in a hashtag in her caption.

Amber, who posts on Instagram as @amberluke666, showed a picture of herself from 2019, compared to one in 2025 – and it wasn't your typical 'before and after' style image as there was a much deeper meaning to it.

While Amber, nicknamed 'blue eyes white dragon' thanks to her unique eyeball tattoos, looked lovely in both images, she explained in the caption the mental struggle she was going through when the first picture of her was taken.

She said that in the picture on the left, she was "high on meth every day" and barely wanted to "survive," admitting that her mental health "was gone". "I honestly thought there was no coming back," she admitted.

In the right picture, however, she's come so far and is a year and a half "off the substance". "I own my luxe dream car, I have the most blessed little family of three girl puppers - but what I have now that I never used to is my mental gains," Amber gushed.

She said that she "never thought" she would "see the day" where she'd be "off meth and stay off it." "For seven years – every single morning…During the day, always nocturnal in the nighttime," she remembered.

Amber continued, sharing that people used her drug usage against her as a weapon in the past. "Being called a junkie and a crackhead – not my finest years.

"But guess what, f**kers – you ain't got nothing on me now," Amber boasted as she shared her impressive progress.

She then ended the caption by sharing: "Building yourself up and giving yourself the kudos you DESERVE is necessary".

In the comments, people were quick to tell her how proud they were of her and all the progress she'd made since that photograph on the left.

"You have come so far, and I’m proud of you," someone wrote, with another adding: "Respect of the highest level to you, you are strong as f**k in so many ways".

A fan of Amber's penned: "Huge congratulations for overcoming addition; that is such a strong-minded and powerful thing to do!

"Even more so to talk about it here despite the stigma. You are breaking barriers and opening conversations for others that might save them, too."

One of her friends said: "ABSOLUTELY THRIVING! Can’t stop, won’t stop, so proud, and you should be super proud of the person you are and are becoming! The future is looking so fierce for you!"

If you're struggling with drug addiction, the NHS recommends speaking to your GP as they can discuss your problems with you and get you into treatment.

They may offer you treatment at the practice or refer you to your local drug service. If you're not comfortable talking to a GP, you can approach your local drug treatment service yourself.

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courtesy of MIRROR

by Danielle Kate Wroe

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