Here is the top 5 things that helped me the most.
1- Music. Music was always there for me. Every time that I was hurt and wanted to cry, music helped me stay strong and keep the tears away. I recommend listening to music that have a meaning to you as well as giving you encouragement to stay strong.
2- Friends. My friends may not know a lot of stuff that has happened to me as I keep them to myself. My friends always make me laugh. Try to find things to joke around with between your friends. Knowing the fact that they don't treat me differently because I'm depressed yet they still made me smile. This makes me feel loved. I don't need to be treated differently to feel loved.
3- Staying positive and loving myself. This was really hard but I know it did help me a lot. I learnt to like who I am. I was still affected by others' opinions but I very slowly started to accept it and convince myself that there was no way of changing it and that I have to learn to accept reality while enjoying every day.
4- Goals. I didn't know what goals to set in the beginning. I thought about so many and thought they were impossible to do but eventually I made some as I observed my everyday life and my reactions. Goals can be simple as going for a run every day or so. Smiling just to annoy those hater even more. Accepting the past has past and forgive yourself for all your mistakes. Finish your homework for one. Getting eight hours of sleep.
I have not yet achieved all of my goals but I am not going to give up. I don't want to give up on myself. I want to be able to show others how strong and successful I can be. No matter how much I have to try because I realized that I may be embarrassed today and I may not be able to forget that feeling but even thought others and myself may not forget it, that day has passed and something else is coming my way and I have to be ready. I'm not going to let my past hold me back any longer than it already has.
5- Rewards. Once achieving your goal or even part of your goal, you should reward yourself. You goals may seem easy to others but I'm sure they will be a little difficult for you. So reaching that goal is amazing and may be the whole world won't know about it, but you will realize that they don't need to. Once you reach your goal, you'll feel amazing and that's all that matters. Reward yourself. Do something you have always wanted to do. Eat your favorite foods all in a day (if that's possible). Go shopping. Be happy!!!
