In year 7, I suffered social anxiety and severe depression, I sat in my room locked away for months, not eating, not sleeping, self harming.I got the hallway beat ups, the bullying. I even tried to kill myself once. But I'm glad I didn't. After self treating, going through anti-depressants and removing my self from bad environments, i stand here today with a smile on my face knowing i made it. I saw a psychiatrist for a month, then stopped because I didn't like it.I then started talking to people via email. It did help, a lot. I changed my lifestyle, started eating better, sleeping better, went for runs to just get my mind in the right place and honestly, I'm so glad i did. At this moment I'm happy. i get along with my parents finally. I haven't self harmed in months, i now do online schooling and am slowly getting my life back together. I don't have many friends, only 1 or 2 ,but that's all I need. They say life gets better after high school, I'm only in year 8 and it's already better. If you're reading this, believe me, it does get better, Just give it time. You are beautiful and so is your life. I love you all.
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