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Birth
The day I was born was probably the most important thing to ever happen to me. I'm not really sure what the birth was like or if there was a song playing but I know my mother cried and I bet my father smiled, and that makes it important on its own. My birth opened a door to the rest of my life. Without my birth I wouldn't be able to inspire people or be inspired by people and that makes it the most significant day of all. -
Attending Church
Although I do not still hold religious beliefs, I was raised in church and all of my friends stemmed from church for the most part, so church really did shape me into who I have become. I have a bit of a rebellious side, and so I don't really follow the morals of the Christian faith, but I still have a general idea of how I'm meant to act and love on people. This is significant because I would probably be quite different if I would've never been to church. -
First Friend!
I met my best friend, and first friend on the first day of kindergarten. Her name is Tess! She's actually still a very close friend, and I just went to her Quincera last year. I don't think I even need to explain why this is important. She's my best friend, literally always has been. Friends learn a lot from each other and rub off a lot on each other. She helps me with my depression and I help her with her anxiety. We're the perfect two, really. -
Neighborhood Fun
When I was 8 years old, I met my neighbor, Dewayne. He's a year older than me and started out more as my older brothers friend than mine. As I approached 10 years old, we used to watch movies and then I would go home around 10 and go to sleep. We played video games and really just spent time the way kids do. Little did I know, it would become so much more. We grew apart when I hit middle school, but we'll get back to him... -
Slipping Grades.
I was in 7th grade and my grades had been straight A's since I can remember. My effort and motivation started to lessen and my grades started slipping really bad. This is important because I feel like without this slip, I wouldn't have anything to motivate me to work on the bad days, but now I can look back and tell myself that I can't let that happen again. -
Self Harm
On July 12, 2012, I became a victim of my own destruction. I felt this pain inside my heart that I couldn't let go of and I wasn't really sure how to cope, so I started to cut myself. I pretty much destroyed myself more and more everyday for about 6 months before my parents found out and sent me to a therapist. This is significant because it truly changed me. I lost a piece of myself every time I did it, and so I'm different. -
Diagnosis
My 4th therapist diagnosed me with manic depression and severe anxiety when I was 14, and it surprisingly helped me a lot to know exactly what was wrong with me. I'm now more aware and can warn people. This was a very significant thing for me because before my diagnosis, I was driving myself crazy trying to find out what was wrong with me, and then I finally knew, and could start my road to recovery. -
Taking Action.
In March of 2014, I started dating this guy, Mitchell. He was the sweetest guy I'd ever met, until the abuse started. It started as verbal things, like constant degration. It moved on to sexually pressuring me into things I truly did not want to do. After 2 months of this, I decided to stand up for myself and break up with him. This set me up to have the courage to always stand up for myself even if it may be scary. -
Steps Toward Recovery
After breaking up with Mitchell, I decided it was time to strive to recovery. It was a sunny afternoon and I went for a run. A little girl came up to me and asked me what I was running from. I told her that I wasn't running from anything, and that I was just excersizing. I had the realization that this actually applied to my life. I was done running from nothing. I needed to face my fears. I needed to face myself. -
Reconnection with Neighborhood Fun.
One night, my depression was acting up and I couldn't stand feeling alone anymore, so I decided to find my next door neighbor on facebook, who I hadn't talked to since I was 10 or 11. He said I could come over and so we watched movies and ate. He instantly became my best friend and proves himself to be the best every day. He makes me feel like I matter and that day was the beginning of something important.
