I used to think that my life was great. I had a lot of friends, a great family, good grades, and nothing ever seemed to go wrong. I continued to believe that until I made one mistake that made everything in my life go downhill from there. My life seemed to be a never ending trail of pain and sorrow for four years until I was able to overcome most of my dark feelings. The journey to happiness was not easy but I was determined to get there and even after countless trials and setbacks I was able to. It all started in seventh grade when I started hanging out with the wrong people. Everything they did were things that I grew up learning not to do and even though I knew that I was still friends with them. It only lasted about half the year
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I became antisocial and my anxiety took over my thoughts. Not being able to talk to anyone about what was happening caused me to become even more depressed and that is when the thought of self-harm first occurred to me. I tried to shake it off but it was like that was all I could think about. I eventually could not take it anymore and did hurt myself. I thought that it was my fault no one liked me so I used self-harm as a punishment. All of these feelings and actions continued into my freshman year. It was my third year struggling with depression and I just wanted it to be …show more content…
I did yoga everyday, spent more time with my family, and even followed a bunch of inspirational pages on instagram. I was happier but nothing seemed to help get those bad thoughts and memories out of my head. That summer I went to EFY which is a program associated with my church for youth. I did not really want to go but once I got there every bad thing left my mind. I took classes that helped me see the importance of adversity and how to overcome it. After going there I was completely aware of my Savior’s love for me and knowing that helped me overcome my depression. I understand why I had to go through all of that pain and I now recognize how strong it has made
I became antisocial and my anxiety took over my thoughts. Not being able to talk to anyone about what was happening caused me to become even more depressed and that is when the thought of self-harm first occurred to me. I tried to shake it off but it was like that was all I could think about. I eventually could not take it anymore and did hurt myself. I thought that it was my fault no one liked me so I used self-harm as a punishment. All of these feelings and actions continued into my freshman year. It was my third year struggling with depression and I just wanted it to be …show more content…
I did yoga everyday, spent more time with my family, and even followed a bunch of inspirational pages on instagram. I was happier but nothing seemed to help get those bad thoughts and memories out of my head. That summer I went to EFY which is a program associated with my church for youth. I did not really want to go but once I got there every bad thing left my mind. I took classes that helped me see the importance of adversity and how to overcome it. After going there I was completely aware of my Savior’s love for me and knowing that helped me overcome my depression. I understand why I had to go through all of that pain and I now recognize how strong it has made