I’ve suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder since the age of six. I experienced a traumatic event for an extensive period of time and was left with difficulties socializing and expressing my feelings. I have taken a variety of medications and have spent hundreds of hours with therapists. In middle school, I moved districts and and transferred to a school where I was severely bullied. When I began high school the stress of a new school, the bullying, and dealing with severe depression and anxiety lead me to attempt suicide. I moved to an online school and spent the majority of my time in a behavioral hospital in Loma Linda. After spending eight extensive months in therapy, I returned to a traditional school setting but felt that returning
