Metamorphosis
When looking at me, one would think I was an average child; however, I am much more than that. I have overcome a great deal of adversity in my seventeen years. My life has been a never ending rollercoaster of twists, turns, ups, and downs. My disorder shaped my life in a way I never thought imaginable. My life is much more different now, but I am not sure I would want it any other way. I was born in the small village of Oak Hill, Ohio. My parents are Jerome Potter and Lisa Davis, they got divorced when I was two years old and I went to stay with my father every other weekend. After the divorce, my mother, my sister, and I moved in with my grandmother and we stayed there for a year before moving into a house of our own. …show more content…
My freshman, sophomore, and even most of my junior year, went by smoothly with no complications. However, towards the end of my junior year, I started to get sick again and no one seemed to know why; it was torturous. I began getting anxious about getting sick and in turn made myself sick by worrying so much. My illness was much more severe this time and incessant; I have lost around seventy pounds in the last few months. In July the doctors diagnosed me with IBS, IBS stands for Irritable Bowel Syndrome. The symptoms include nausea, bloated feeling, abdominal cramping, diarrhea, sharp stomach pains, and gas. IBS currently has no cure, but there are a few treatments. I am currently on a diet to diagnose food allergies and on this diet I cannot eat dairy, gluten, artificial sugars, processed foods, fried food, or food with too much fat in it. During this difficult time I have been able to maintain all “A”s and will graduate valedictorian in the spring. My disorder has only made me …show more content…
I know I have to be strong to be successful in college and with my career. I am thankful for my good days. I am thankful for being able to eat what I can. I am thankful I am not sicker because there are people that have it worse than me. I am thankful for my disorder, it has taught me that everything can change at any given moment, and life is short. I am thankful for the life I have been given and I intend to make a difference. I plan on going to Ohio University to study psychology because I want to help others that have suffered like I have. I want to do research on how the mind works and how it affects disorders like mine. Because of my illness, I have a greater empathy and compassion for the suffering of others and I plan on studying psychology to help others that are going through tough times like I have. Ohio University has a very diverse student body and I am very excited to experience the different personalities and cultures. I am very excited to further my education and see what the future holds for
When looking at me, one would think I was an average child; however, I am much more than that. I have overcome a great deal of adversity in my seventeen years. My life has been a never ending rollercoaster of twists, turns, ups, and downs. My disorder shaped my life in a way I never thought imaginable. My life is much more different now, but I am not sure I would want it any other way. I was born in the small village of Oak Hill, Ohio. My parents are Jerome Potter and Lisa Davis, they got divorced when I was two years old and I went to stay with my father every other weekend. After the divorce, my mother, my sister, and I moved in with my grandmother and we stayed there for a year before moving into a house of our own. …show more content…
My freshman, sophomore, and even most of my junior year, went by smoothly with no complications. However, towards the end of my junior year, I started to get sick again and no one seemed to know why; it was torturous. I began getting anxious about getting sick and in turn made myself sick by worrying so much. My illness was much more severe this time and incessant; I have lost around seventy pounds in the last few months. In July the doctors diagnosed me with IBS, IBS stands for Irritable Bowel Syndrome. The symptoms include nausea, bloated feeling, abdominal cramping, diarrhea, sharp stomach pains, and gas. IBS currently has no cure, but there are a few treatments. I am currently on a diet to diagnose food allergies and on this diet I cannot eat dairy, gluten, artificial sugars, processed foods, fried food, or food with too much fat in it. During this difficult time I have been able to maintain all “A”s and will graduate valedictorian in the spring. My disorder has only made me …show more content…
I know I have to be strong to be successful in college and with my career. I am thankful for my good days. I am thankful for being able to eat what I can. I am thankful I am not sicker because there are people that have it worse than me. I am thankful for my disorder, it has taught me that everything can change at any given moment, and life is short. I am thankful for the life I have been given and I intend to make a difference. I plan on going to Ohio University to study psychology because I want to help others that have suffered like I have. I want to do research on how the mind works and how it affects disorders like mine. Because of my illness, I have a greater empathy and compassion for the suffering of others and I plan on studying psychology to help others that are going through tough times like I have. Ohio University has a very diverse student body and I am very excited to experience the different personalities and cultures. I am very excited to further my education and see what the future holds for