Middle School Life Narrative

Being in middle school was a time of joy and fun, although I did not realize it, I had lots of freedom and much to look forward to. Unfortunately, like many young adults, there was a time where I have experienced an episode of anxiety. In my 8th grade of middle school, I had little to no confidence. I had friends, but most of them were either manipulative, or they did not care for me. I was always reluctant and afraid to do anything when there were people around, whether that was raising my hand in class, running in gym, or even sneezing. It got to the point where I would cut classes and hide somewhere. It was apparent that I was not mentally healthy, and I needed help, but I chose not to go to somebody. Even today, I have always had the mindset of wanting to help others, but never going to somebody whenever I have needed help.

Sometimes people would laugh, but it was with me, and I would usually join in with them. I realized that high school was almost a new beginning, I did not have classes with my so-called friends that were bullies and completely manipulative, and I slowly opened my personality and emotions as I progressed throughout school. Although I may not be completely open today, I feel I have improved significantly compared to myself in middle school, and I am ultimately proud of this fact. I feel I can relate to the presentation on anxiety last week, as most of the things the presenter said made me think to myself: “I have been in this situation before” or “This is something I have done in the past.” It also made me become aware of the fact that I was not alone, there were people that were like me. Many people felt a great deal of anxiety, they just did not express that, which made those people like me. The presentation also made me think that there were more options then I thought there