Although it
may not be fully visible or obvious to most people I’m surrounded by, and you
may not be able to tell by the outgoing and confident person I am now, I
have been through a lot. I struggled with depression throughout my life
starting around grade six. My doctor rated my depression on a scale of one
to ten, one being minimal depression and ten being the worse. I came up at a
nine. I was insecure and unconfident. I dreaded waking up just as most
teenagers do, but I dreaded it for different reasons. I used to get bullied when
I was younger. I ended up turning to self-harm as an unsuccessful, but addicting
solution to what I was going through. This “solution” got me placed in a
hospital for a week.
One day a
job came up, an opportunity to get my mind off of the overthinking and the pain.
So, I worked. I worked 16 hour days, six days a week pouring concrete, raking,
and finishing at an industrial scale. My record is 22,000 square feet poured,
raked, and finished in one day with a four man crew. I ended up losing 35 pounds
just over the summer. I gained muscle definition and strength. My strength was
not only physical, but also mental. I took an opportunity even though I knew it
would be hard work. Because of this decision, my body and brain transformed
into something previously unimaginable to myself. I was changed forever in the
best way that possibly could have happened.
So, now I sit here writing my story
for people to read. I want anyone reading this to listen when I tell you, take
it to heart when people say a little hard work doesn’t kill you. Jump on
opportunities that come along even if that means a difficult journey because
the outcome is worth every drop of blood, or stream of sweat that comes from
you. The outcome will help you realize no matter how hard life gets, there will
always be brighter days. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NJqUN9TClM
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