Personal Best Research Paper

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Paige’s Personal Best

My personal best is a product of my personal worst. It took me to hit rock bottom to bounce back and achieve my person best. Throughout my eleventh grade year, I struggled with severe depression and anxiety. In the beginning it started off manageable then it progressed into a bigger problem that stopped me from living my daily life. I was hopeless, suicidal and had extremely low self esteem. I was admitted into the mental hospital. After countless hospital visits I could never imagine myself in college let alone finishing high school. It was like my brain was working against me ,even after I left the hospital I still continued to be suicidal. After months of playing russian roulette with my life, I decided to fight for my life back. I hurt my parents and I was not being a good example to my younger sisters.

The real fight began when I went back to school senior year and, blocked all the people and behaviors. It was like I was battling with myself. There was many times where I had bad moment and went back into that negative cycle. I was really determined to not let this mental illness take over my life. Then, I figured I need to start to speak greatness to myself than I would
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My financial situation became rocky so I was under the impression that I would not be attending prom. Normally, when things do not go my way, I channel emotions my emotions negatively. I became aggressive, short-tempered and overly stressed. I was determined to push through the depression so I started to apply for jobs and persistently call them back. I ended up getting an interview directly up the road from my house. I was offered the job on site. When I got up to leave, I went into the bathroom and sobbed for almost ten minutes. I was not sad, but so proud of myself that I achieved a goal. In that moment I realized how strong I was, and how capable I was of doing things when I put my mind to