Are you the same person today as you were two years ago?
Absolutely not. Two years ago, I was this naive 16-year-old girl. I began
experiencing and suffering from anxiety, depression, and other mental health
concerns when I was 16 years old. Even though I attempted to hang out with a few
friends. Basically, I have a large circle of friends that I consider my second family.
But the authentic feeling of enjoyment was often left unfulfilled, even though I was
surrounded by people who loved me. Two years ago, I was a stumbling sixteenyear old with big anger issues with my family and an eye for getting attention
drawn to me for all the wrong reasons, and I didn’t exactly know where I wanted to
go in life. I got to the point where I no longer knew myself. When I was in grade
10, I made the wrong friends and I learned bad habits. Because of my anxiety and
depression, I just wanted to be wasted that time because I thought that way I could
get my family's attention. For the first time in my life, I had an accident, but no one
in my family knew what happened to me. I'm used to dealing with my problems
alone. Even with my family, I can't open up about my problems or about what I'm
going through because I know they won't take my feelings seriously.
When my parents transferred me to a Catholic school in the 11th grade, everything
started to change for me. The things I had always questioned before became clearer
to me. I became more Christ-centered. Every time I get into a hard situation, I always
approach God first and I always ask him for his guidance. I made more new friends
before, who also caused me to change.
I got to know myself better at that time, and I see so much improvement in myself
with each passing day.
In conclusion, I am not the same person from two years ago, which I’m grateful
about. I feel as though I have matured and grown, although there are some behaviors
that I am currently working on changing that were still relevant in the past.