Escaping The Fog
For a large portion of my life, I was heavily medicated. I was on a number of different pills prescribed by a number of different doctors. The pill that shaped my life the most was Concerta, an ADHD pill that, ideally, was meant to help me concentrate and control my energetic behavior. At the young age of nine, I was put on this medication and took it faithfully until I turned eighteen. My parents and doctor always said the medication would help me gain control, but it was the opposite. When I took the pills, a fog rolled over my brain, turning everything gray and lifeless. It was as if I was just going through the motions, walking the halls of my high school as a ghost. I went from being an ambitious, eager child to one who …show more content…
It was one of the hardest things I have ever done. The first day, I swore I was going to lose my mind. My head was squeezed like a vice, desperately begging for the medication it craved. Unfortunately, the pain wasn’t the only thing I had to overcome. For so long, everyone told me these pills were something I needed to even make it through the day; I was terrified of living a life without them, scared that everything would come crashing down around me and I would not be able to function. With time, things got better. For the first time in years, my brain felt like it was …show more content…
I feel like I can bring a unique perspective to the field through the struggles I’ve overcome to get to where I am today. I believe a professional environment will help me learn more and delve deeper into the complexities of gender and women's rights; with the right guidance, I will absolutely thrive. This topic is something very deep and personal to me and I want to devote the rest of my life to learning as much as I can and using that knowledge in the form of activism to help women, and other genders, all over the world. New Paltz has a renowned reputation for acceptance; I believe I will be able to be myself and find many like-minded people to help cultivate a life full of healthy, strong friendships and connections to help me change the
For a large portion of my life, I was heavily medicated. I was on a number of different pills prescribed by a number of different doctors. The pill that shaped my life the most was Concerta, an ADHD pill that, ideally, was meant to help me concentrate and control my energetic behavior. At the young age of nine, I was put on this medication and took it faithfully until I turned eighteen. My parents and doctor always said the medication would help me gain control, but it was the opposite. When I took the pills, a fog rolled over my brain, turning everything gray and lifeless. It was as if I was just going through the motions, walking the halls of my high school as a ghost. I went from being an ambitious, eager child to one who …show more content…
It was one of the hardest things I have ever done. The first day, I swore I was going to lose my mind. My head was squeezed like a vice, desperately begging for the medication it craved. Unfortunately, the pain wasn’t the only thing I had to overcome. For so long, everyone told me these pills were something I needed to even make it through the day; I was terrified of living a life without them, scared that everything would come crashing down around me and I would not be able to function. With time, things got better. For the first time in years, my brain felt like it was …show more content…
I feel like I can bring a unique perspective to the field through the struggles I’ve overcome to get to where I am today. I believe a professional environment will help me learn more and delve deeper into the complexities of gender and women's rights; with the right guidance, I will absolutely thrive. This topic is something very deep and personal to me and I want to devote the rest of my life to learning as much as I can and using that knowledge in the form of activism to help women, and other genders, all over the world. New Paltz has a renowned reputation for acceptance; I believe I will be able to be myself and find many like-minded people to help cultivate a life full of healthy, strong friendships and connections to help me change the