There are moments in everyone's life when they feel as if the world is sitting upon their shoulders. Whether it is stress from school, depression, family issues, etc. There will be times when you feel as if you can't take it anymore. You might distance yourself from people, just want to stay in your house all the time and stay in bed. It is completely understandable and you feel as if it is the only thing that helps. There are different ways that people cope with different things going on in their life. Even though at this point you feel as if things are never going to get better, I'm here to tell you that it will.

As some who has suffered from anxiety and depression, I felt as if the world was crashing around me. I didn't want to be around my friends, I didn't want to go out. I wanted to be in my house and listen to music and binge watch Netflix. Every time I did something, I felt as if I was going to get in trouble. I felt like everything that I was doing was wrong. It was like everyone hated me. Even though my Mom would constantly telling me that no one hated me and that I am a good person, I never believed her. I thought I would never be the same person again. I thought I would never hangout with my friends again, I thought that I would never laugh again, but it all changed.

One day I woke up and I was happy. Normally when I first wake up in the morning, the first thing I think of is all of the things that make me depressed, but it wasn't there. I was just truly happy. I went out with my Mom that day and I hung out with my friends for the first time in over a month. That day I didn't feel like giving up, I felt like fighting. There has been a few days where I feel as if I'm slipping back, but I tell myself that I'm fighting and I'm not going back down that path anymore. It's all about surrounding yourself with people that love you, keeping your mind busy and constantly telling yourself that you're not going to back down. Your life is too precious and I promise, life gets better.