You matter

In 3rd grade, I was diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. It made daily tasks take miraculously longer. Through my supportive parents, meditation, and therapy, it now doesn’t control my life as much. All was well until around the middle of 8th grade. To this day, I still can’t explain what I felt. Sad? Hopeless? Useless? I didn’t tell anyone what I was feeling. Somehow my parents found out and I started therapy again this time. I went through 3 different therapists (and that’s okay and normal.) Last summer I was sent home from camp, my happy place, due to mental health reasons. It was devastating but it also changed me for the better. I’ve given up unhealthy coping mechanisms and I realized how much I impact the world. Life isn’t easy for anyone, but it’s worth it. It may be hard to wake up each day and face new challenges but as a society we need to focus on the positive aspects of life: Laughing with friends, winning an award, or simply just living to the next day. Humans cannot control all of their emotions, but they can control how they carry messages to others. I live for telling others they matter, and you should live for the same. You matter.

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