Personal Narrative: Overcoming Depression

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Depression is hard to handle and many don’t realize the struggles that this mental illness presents. Sophomore year I had many challenges that I had to overcome, I got bullied by seniors, making me lose my motivation for school. Being bullied has shaped me into the person I am today, I am stronger, and learned how to overcome challenges no matter how hard it may seem, there is always a way.

I became friends with a 19 year old girl named Rachel. At the time I believed she was a smart girl academically and socially, but little did I know. I was 15 when I started hanging out with her. She influenced me to be the worst version of myself, the bullying at school became significantly worse. I got exposed to things that a 15 year old girl should …show more content…

I once went to a party with her, and a bunch of her friends along with a guy named Dan who peer pressured me into to doing more than I could handle. He was a well-spoken guy that made me feel comfortable and safe until he suggested that we take a walk outside and talk. Me being the naive girl that I was, went with him alone and experienced something that I would never forget for the rest of my life, he took advantage of me. There was nothing I could do but stand there paralyzed with fear. I felt so violated and angry with myself that I allowed this guy to convince me to do something that I wasn’t ready or content with. This is a hard story to tell because, it was a heavy turning point in my life. I was harassed for months in school. Nobody wanted to believe the truth of what actually happened that night. I would get called names down the hallway and evidently this made me not want to come to school anymore, or be the “Cally” my friends, and my family all wanted me to be. This turned my life upside down, but I realize now that if this never happened to me I would be completely different. It taught me to not put myself in those situations anymore, as well as not be

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