Personal Narrative: Lack Of Support System

High school, a place where you discover who you are. A time when you find out the endless possibilities of who you can become. I on the other hand, began my journey into adulthood looking through the opposite end of the spectrum. I began to feel like I was nothing more than a lost cause, like a bag floating endlessly in the wind. Freshman year was a rough time for me both intellectually and socially. I had struggled with trying to find new friends. Because of this, I also had struggled with finding who I was and who I could become. The lack of a support system caused me to not believe in myself. I had suffered from minor depression and came home dreading each new day that was ahead of me. It increasingly became harder for me to believe in …show more content…
However, for reasons otherwise unknown,I still felt like an outcast socially even though I moved to the town two years prior. This had caused me to have a lack of a support system in the entirety of my freshman year. Furthermore this lead to a downward spiral effect on my grades and I had thought to myself that school no longer mattered. This backwards thinking lead to a deep hole that felt like it could not be undug. To this day I continue to regret my decisions. By the end of my freshman year, I became more social as I discovered who I wanted to show the world I was. I grew a support group that allowed me to further better myself. I found purpose to my life and I had made a pact to myself to continue challenging myself so that I can ensure a future that meant something to me. I can not ignore the fact that I had made mistakes in life that I regret but I feel like that is when you can better yourself. In May of 2014 I was tested for learning disabilities. The department of special services tested me for 3 straight hours looking at my behavioral and mental states. This was an embarrassing moment in my life, but it was also the most pivotal