I was diagnosed with anxiety when I was in eighth grade and depression in junior year. I had been suffering from mental illness since I was 13 and it had a profound effect my life, as well as my family's. During my sophomore year my depression started getting the best of me and I ended up transferring to online school trying to make my life a little easier. I stayed caught up and received better grades, but missed the social interaction (surprisingly enough). This lead to my decision to return to my long time school: Detroit Lakes High. It was then I decided to do PSEO. First semester went pretty good, I loved the challenge of the college classes. Towards the end of the semester I started getting behind due to my depression getting the best
