Personal Narrative: Overcoming Depression

Overcoming Depression Depression is a disorder among many people in America. It is something that some people never overcome, but I have been fortunate enough to overcome it and learn a lot about myself. The story about my depression is one of pressure, disappointment, and heartbreak. Up until my junior year of high school, I was a very happy, fortunate and loving person who cared about everyone and helped out anyone and everyone he could. However, my life started to fall apart when I had to start thinking about what I really wanted to do with my life and how I was going to make a living. My Dad is very money driven and wanted me to be a mechanical engineer, but I never really loved math or engineering. However, there was a lot of pressure from him to apply and attend the Colorado School of Mines. I, however, wanted to find a career that I could love and never feel like I ever worked a day in my life. While this was happening, my then girlfriend and I were not getting along and were fighting a lot. When the ACT test came around, and I got a mere 23. I was very disappointed and frustrated with myself. I felt my Dad was disappointed because at that point my chances of getting in to the school were very slim. Shortly after this happened, my girlfriend and I broke up and I finally broke down. I
While I was in the hospital, I was taught many things, but none were as important as self thought. I was taught thinking negative will make you act negative. If I think bad things are going to happen all of the time, they probably will. However, this is a two way street. If I think positive thoughts, I will act positive and life will be much better. This is how I overcame depression. All of my life my biggest enemy was myself, but after everything I went through, I ended up being my biggest asset. The most important part of helping me think a certain way was through prayer and the grace of